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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,412CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Ethics and Information Technology

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.509•SCImago Rank: #2,412•Identifier (ISSN):1388-1957(Print)/1572-8439(Online)•Articles / Year: 61•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,462 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.5
↑ +1.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
87

87 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate5.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
61articles/year
74% Gold OA•95.83% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.4)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.6)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.633)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Ethics and Information Technology is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the dialogue between moral philosophy and the field of information and communication technology (ICT). The journal aims to foster and promote reflection and analysis which is intended to make a constructive contribution to answering the ethical, social and political questions associated with the adoption, use, and development of ICT. Within the scope of the journal are also conceptual analysis and discussion of ethical ICT issues which arise in the context of technology assessment, cultural studies, public policy analysis and public administration, cognitive science, social and anthropological studies in technology, mass-communication, and legal studies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science88.8%Sociology74.3%Political science67.1%Law64.8%Philosophy56.6%Epistemology44%Psychology41.4%Engineering35.5%Artificial intelligence34.8%Economics32.9%Operating system29.2%Internet privacy27.1%Mathematics26.9%Biology26.8%World Wide Web23.7%Engineering ethics23.2%Computer security22.8%Social psychology22.5%Medicine21.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,412Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1999-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.509

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
87

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.90

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,462 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,276
3-Year Documents175
Citable Documents171

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Library and Information SciencesQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Philosophy
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区ETHICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ETHICS
JCRSSCI
4/78Q1
INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
JCRSSCI
26/172Q1
PHILOSOPHY
JCRAHCI
N/AN/A
ETHICS
JCISSCI
2/78Q1
INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
JCISSCI
2/172Q1
PHILOSOPHY
JCIAHCI
2/336Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—232
2025467196
20243.4801,314
20233.664949
20223.633521,568
2021—531,846
2020—811,945
2019—281,119
2018—513,039
2017—281,948
2016—301,858
2015—261,334
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Ethics and Information Technology

WoS Q1
234520222023202420254.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01