Journal profile · MEDICAL ETHICS
Linacre Quarterly
ISSN 0024-3639 · eISSN 2050-8549 · Taylor & Francis
Linacre Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Linacre Quarterly is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics in medical practice, Reproductive Health and Technologies and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICAL ETHICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions14.5%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine10.6%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine6.5%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine6%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine5.5%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology4.7%
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Ethics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Ethics | Zone 4 |
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,453 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 53 | 5 |
| 2025 | 59 | 48 | 35 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 24 |
| 2023 | 76 | 76 | 82 |
| 2022 | 70 | 69 | 71 |
| 2021 | 74 | 73 | 171 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0024-3639
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-8549
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Linacre Quarterly
What CAS zone is Linacre Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Linacre Quarterly is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medical Ethics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Linacre Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Linacre Quarterly is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Linacre Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Linacre Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .