Journal profile · ETHICS
Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society
ISSN 1477-996X · eISSN 1758-8871 · Emerald
Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Privacy, Security, and Data Protection and Social Media and Politics, together about 35.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ETHICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences13.8%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences10.8%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences10.5%
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences5.7%
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionComputer Science4.6%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences3.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 258OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 693 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 8 | 19 |
| 2025 | 56 | 9 | 262 |
| 2024 | 32 | 5 | 461 |
| 2023 | 28 | 4 | 300 |
| 2022 | 26 | 4 | 546 |
| 2021 | 37 | 14 | 476 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1477-996X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-8871
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society
What CAS zone is Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ethics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .