SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,363CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Neuroethics

Abbreviation (ISO):NEUROETHICS-NETH
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.073•SCImago Rank: #4,363•Identifier (ISSN):1874-5490(Print)/1874-5504(Online)•Articles / Year: 44•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,048 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.7
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
24

24 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
44articles/year
64.96% Gold OA•88.46% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.8)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.427)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.48)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.171)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.986)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.214)
🔵 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

Neuroethics is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to academic articles on the ethical, legal, political, social and philosophical questions provoked by research in the contemporary sciences of the mind and brain; especially, but not only, neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology. The journal publishes articles on questions raised by the sciences of the brain and mind, and on the ways in which the sciences of the brain and mind illuminate longstanding debates in ethics and philosophy.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99%Medicine89%Biology85.4%Psychiatry82.7%Neuroscience78%Philosophy60.4%Political science56.3%Epistemology54.9%Law54.9%Cognition54.7%Neuropsychology43.7%Social psychology41.1%Sociology36%Computer science29.9%Neuroethics25.4%Cognitive psychology24.4%Internal medicine21.1%Economics20.9%Psychotherapist20.5%Cognitive science20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,363Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2007-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesMedicineNeuroscienceNursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.073

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
44

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.57

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,048 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations428
3-Year Documents89
Citable Documents88

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health PolicyQ1
Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ1
NeurologyQ1
PhilosophyQ1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

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):
2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 Netherlands
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2008
Editorial Address
ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600 , NEW YORK, United States, NY, 10004
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ETHICS
JCRSSCI
11/78Q1
MEDICAL ETHICS
JCRSCIE
6/22Q2
SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL
JCRSSCI
7/48Q1
ETHICS
JCISSCI
11/78Q1
MEDICAL ETHICS
JCISCIE
4/22Q1
SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL
JCISSCI
3/48Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—244
20253.86173
20242.638259
20231.441341
20221.42736626
20211.4822316
20201.17130328
20190.98632663
20181.21441902
2017—561,444
2016—491,034
2015—20540
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Neuroethics

WoS Q1
0235201820192020202120222023202420253.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.8%

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