Journal profile · ETHICS
Journal of Practical Ethics
ISSN 2051-655X · Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics · United Kingdom
Journal of Practical Ethics: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Practical Ethics is published by Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics 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 Legal Cases and Commentary, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Intellectual Property Law, together about 38.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ETHICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine12.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.9%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences12.9%
- Medical and Biological SciencesMedicine8.6%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience7.5%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience6.5%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions5.4%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities4.3%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 50 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 76 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
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Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2051-655X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Practical Ethics
What CAS zone is Journal of Practical Ethics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Practical Ethics 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Practical Ethics?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Practical Ethics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Practical Ethics is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Practical Ethics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Practical Ethics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .