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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #9,207Hybrid

Ethos

Identifier (ISSN):0091-2131(Print)/1548-1352(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.1↑ +0.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Ethos

WoS Q1
01231.1520220.620230.620241.320252.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.638
#9,207

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
60

60 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate16.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
22articles/year
59.76% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Ethos is an interdisciplinary and international quarterly journal devoted to scholarly articles dealing with the interrelationships between the individual and the sociocultural milieu, between the psychological disciplines and the social disciplines. The journal publishes work from a wide spectrum of research perspectives. Recent issues, for example, include papers on religion and ritual, medical practice, child development, family relationships, interactional dynamics, history and subjectivity, feminist approaches, emotion, cognitive modeling and cultural belief systems. Methodologies range from analyses of language and discourse, to ethnographic and historical interpretations, to experimental treatments and cross-cultural comparisons.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology56.2%Sociology54.1%Philosophy41.3%Political science39.3%Law37.3%Art30.5%History27%Computer science26.2%Geography24.4%Epistemology22.1%Medicine22%Biology22%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ANTHROPOLOGY

Q1
Rank18/143
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q2
Rank83/222
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ANTHROPOLOGY

Q2
Rank66/143
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q2
Rank94/222
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.1
Articles / Year19
Total Citations0
2025
IF1.3
Articles / Year37
Total Citations55
2024
IF0.6
Articles / Year31
Total Citations45
2023
IF0.6
Articles / Year96
Total Citations254
2022
IF1.146
Articles / Year46
Total Citations189

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,207Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1973-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.638

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.11

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,790 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations153
3-Year Documents81
Citable Documents77

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 Rate67.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

AnthropologyQ1
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 16.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ANTHROPOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Ethos (ISSN: 0091-2131) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.638 (Q1), an H-index of 60.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 22 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,790 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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