Journal profile
Voices in Bioethics
ISSN 2691-4875 · Columbia University Libraries · United States
Voices in Bioethics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 3 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Voices in Bioethics is published by Columbia University Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, Ethics in Clinical Research and Medical and Health Sciences Research, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine29.7%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine8.3%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine6.8%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine5.9%
- Biomedical Ethics and RegulationMedicine5.6%
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNeuroscience3.8%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions3.5%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 535 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 93 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 110 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 115 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 64 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 51 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 24 |
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 3 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Columbia University Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2691-4875
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Voices in Bioethics
How long does peer review take at Voices in Bioethics?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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 Voices in Bioethics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Voices in Bioethics is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Voices in Bioethics open access, and what is the APC?
Voices in Bioethics 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: .