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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #8,647Top JournalHybrid

International Journal of Ethics and Systems

Identifier (ISSN):2514-9369(Print)/2514-9377(Online)
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Publisher:Emerald
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.6↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS ESCITop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Ethics and Systems

WoS Q1
12451.820231.720243.220253.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.672
#8,647

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
43

43 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier
Self-Citation Rate11.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
43articles/year
4.12% Gold OA•98.68% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Ethics and Systems (formerly named Humanomics, the International Journal of Systems and Ethics) is a multidisciplinary journal publishing peer review research on issues of ethics and morality affecting socio-scientific systems in epistemological perspectives. The journal covers diverse areas of a socio-scientific nature. The focus is on disseminating the theory and practice of morality and ethics as a system-oriented study defined by inter-causality between critical variables of given problems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science87.8%Economics86.1%Law85.7%Psychology77.8%Business70.4%Computer science70.4%Sociology70%Social psychology70%Mathematics67.4%Philosophy64.8%Statistics58.7%Social science57%Biology52.6%Anthropology51.3%Machine learning50.4%Qualitative research49.1%Creativity47.8%Originality47.8%Geography45.2%Management44.8%Archaeology43%History43%Epistemology38.7%Public relations37.4%Theology34.3%Finance33%Accounting31.7%Value (mathematics)29.1%Ecology28.3%Medicine26.5%Geology25.7%Physics25.2%Marketing25.2%Economic growth24.3%Paleontology23%Islam22.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q1
Rank104/626
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q1
Rank141/627
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

10 year
2026Latest
IF3.6
Articles / Year72
Total Citations19
2025
IF3.2
Articles / Year143
Total Citations346
2024
IF1.7
Articles / Year76
Total Citations505
2023
IF1.8
Articles / Year38
Total Citations632
2022
IF—
Articles / Year71
Total Citations1,450

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,647Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2018-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.672

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.43

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,884 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations937
3-Year Documents154
Citable Documents147

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 Rate39.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

PhilosophyQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ2
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: 11.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ECONOMICS
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

International Journal of Ethics and Systems (ISSN: 2514-9369) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ECONOMICS, published by Emerald in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.672 (Q1), an H-index of 43.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 43 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,884 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
Emerald
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29