Journal profile · Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Science and Engineering Ethics
ISSN 1353-3452 · eISSN 1471-5546 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 1995
Science and Engineering Ethics: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.45; fully open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 314 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science and Engineering Ethics is published by Springer Netherlands 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 in Business and Education, Ethics in medical practice and Academic integrity and plagiarism, together about 29.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Science and Engineering Ethics is an international multidisciplinary journal dedicated to exploring ethical issues associated with science and engineering, covering professional education, research and practice as well as the effects of technological innovations and research findings on society. While the focus of this journal is on science and engineering, contributions from a broad range of disciplines, including social sciences and humanities, are welcomed. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, ethics of new and emerging technologies, research ethics, computer ethics, energy ethics, animals and human subjects ethics, ethics education in science and engineering, ethics in design, biomedical ethics, values in technology and innovation. We welcome contributions that deal with these issues from an international perspective, particularly from countries that are underrepresented in these discussions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Behnam TaebiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 34, Netherlands 10, Germany 6, United Kingdom 4, Italy 3 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences10.5%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions9.7%
- Academic integrity and plagiarismSocial Sciences9.3%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine8.7%
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNeuroscience8.1%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences7.9%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience5.3%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences3.9%
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 | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 3.45LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,246OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 946,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,440 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 53 | 14 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 183 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | 661 |
| 2023 | 41 | 27 | 693 |
| 2022 | 66 | 55 | 1,206 |
| 2021 | 77 | 53 | 2,619 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
314 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 202 days – 436 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 349 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (119 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 56 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,590 / USD 3,190 / GBP 2,290 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- commentarySEE considers the following publication types: Original Article and Commentary. All publication types will be peer-reviewed in the journal’s usual double-blind …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- editorialThis journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to submit: - A blinded manuscript without any author names and affiliat…Length not stated
- original articleSEE considers the following publication types: Original Article and Commentary. All publication types will be peer-reviewed in the journal’s usual double-blind …main text ≤ 10,000 words
- review articleSEE considers the following publication types: Original Article and Commentary. All publication types will be peer-reviewed in the journal’s usual double-blind …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Plagiarism screening software may be used Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Science and Engineering Ethics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1353-3452
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-5546
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science and Engineering Ethics
What CAS zone is Science and Engineering Ethics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science and Engineering Ethics is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary / Ethics / History & Philosophy Of Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Science and Engineering Ethics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.45; CiteScore 7, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Science and Engineering Ethics?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 314 days (interquartile range 202–436 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Science and Engineering Ethics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Science and Engineering Ethics based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (34), Netherlands (10) and Germany (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Science and Engineering Ethics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science and Engineering Ethics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Science and Engineering Ethics open access, and what is the APC?
Science and Engineering Ethics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .