This compelling journal publishes articles on an array of topics pertaining to various moral issues and conduct. These matters may include but are not restricted to:
the exercise of social and ethical responsibility in human behaviors;
ethical dilemmas or professional misconduct in health and human service delivery;
the conduct of research involving human and animal participants;
fraudulence in the management or reporting of scientific research; and
public policy issues involving ethical problems.
Data based, theoretical, and particularly instructive case analyses, as well as brief summaries of problem cases are also published.
An editorial board consisting of specialists in ethics with backgrounds in law, medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, public health, sociology, and theology allows for a wide spectrum of perspectives toward ethical issues.
Peer Review Policy: Unsolicited manuscripts are initially reviewed by the Editor and undergo anonymized review, if they are deemed suitable for the journal. While invited manuscripts will also be peer reviewed, reviews of invited manuscripts may not be anonymized.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Readership:
Professionals driven by an interest in moral issues and conduct--and their impact on individuals and society.
Journal metrics
Usage
157K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.8 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.1 (2023) 5 year IF
4.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.008 (2023) SNIP
0.540 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
2 days avg. from submission to first
decision
42 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
13 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
11% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos – University of Regina, Canada
EDITORIAL BOARD
Alfred Allan – Edith Cowan University, Australia Ghulam Ali Arain – American University of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE Jeffrey E. Barnett – Loyola University Maryland, U.S.A. G. Andrew H. Benjamin – University of Washington, U.S.A. Linda F. Campbell – University of Georgia. U.S.A. David DeMatteo – Drexel University, U.S.A. James M. DuBois – Washington University, U.S.A. Adam L. Fried– Midwestern University, U.S.A.
Janel GauthierUniversité Laval, Canada Michael C. GottliebIndependent Practice, Dallas, U.S.A. Hyemin HanUniversity of Alabama, U.S.A. Jennifer HornerOhio University, U.S.A. Heungsun HwangMcGill University, Canada Patricia IllingworthNortheastern University, U.S.A. Jane KimStanford University, U.S.A. Mark LeachUniversity of Louisville, U.S.A. Johnson LiUniversity of Manitoba, Canada Geoff LindsayUniversity of Warwick, United Kingdom Lisa M. LixUniversity of Manitoba, Canada David LubanGeorgetown Law, U.S.A. Gregory MarchildonUniversity of Toronto, Canada Michelle McCarronSaskatchewan Health Authority, Canada Tristan McIntoshWashington University in St. Louis, U.S.A. Richard MoorheadUniversity College London, United Kingdom Nan R. PresserUniversity of Missouri, U.S.A. Margaret SomervilleUniversity of Notre Dame Australia, Australia Tom StoneWashburn University, United States Martin TolichUniversity of Otago, New Zealand Paul TremblayWestern University, Canada
FOUNDING EDITOR
Gerald P. Koocher – Harvard Medical School, U.S.A.
Abstracting and indexing
Ethics & Behavior is abstracted/indexed in: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: Health and Safety Science Abstracts, Risk Abstracts; Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, CINAHL; EBSCOhost Online Research Databases; Family Index Database; IBR (International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature on Humanities and Social Sciences); IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on Humanities and Social Sciences); ISI: Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences Citation Index, Research Alert, Social SciSearch; Philosopher’s Index; PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts; Public Affairs Information Service; Social Services Abstracts; and Sociological Abstracts.
Open access
Ethics & Behavior is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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