About this journal
Aims and scope
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What Should We Mean by 'Military Ethics'?
Journal of Military Ethics ( JME ) is an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to normative aspects of military force. The journal publishes articles discussing justifications for the resort to military force ( jus ad bellum) and/or what may justifiably be done in the use of such force ( jus in bello). The scope of JME also includes research/discussion on ethical issues in military training, as well as the post-conflict role of military forces.
JME seeks to include articles from a variety of academic disciplines and cultural backgrounds. Articles may adopt theoretical, empirical, or historical approaches.
Peer Review Policy
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and subsequent anonymized refereeing.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 57K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.659 (2023) SNIP
- 0.255 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 20 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
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Journal metrics in brief
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.
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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Henrik Syse - International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) & Björknes University College, Oslo, Norway
James Cook - United States Air Force Academy, USA
Associate Editors
Alex Bellamy - University of Queensland, Australia
Shannon French - Case Western Reserve University, USA
George R. Lucas Jr. - United States Naval Academy, USA
Nils Terje Lunde - Norwegian Defence University College, Norway
Gregory Reichberg - International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), Norway
Editorial Advisory Board
Nigel Biggar - University of Oxford, UK
Tim J. Demy - United States Naval War College, USA
Carl Ficarrotta - United States Air Force Academy, USA
Nicholas Fotion - Emory University, USA
Jai Galliott - University of New South Wales, Australia
Sohail Humayun Hashmi - Mount Holyoke College, USA
Judith Lichtenberg - Georgetown University, USA
Theodor Meron - New York University Law School, USA
Oliver O’Donovan - University of Edinburgh, UK
Brian Orend - University of Waterloo, Canada
Mark Osiel - University of Iowa, USA
Paul Robinson - University of Ottawa, Canada
Michael N. Schmitt - United States Naval War College, USA / University of Exeter School of Law, UK
Yuri Stoyanov - University of London, UK
Desiree Verweij - Netherlands Defence Academy, The Netherlands
David Whetham - King's College London at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, UK
Case Study and Book Review Editor
James Cook - United States Air Force Academy, USA
Managing Editors
Nicole M. Hartwell - University of Cambridge, UK; Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway
Former and Founding Editors
Bård Mæland (2001 - 2009)
James Turner Johnson (2001 - 2009)
Martin L. Cook (2010 - 2017)
Editorial Address
Henrik Syse
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) Hausmanns gate 7 P.O. Box 9229 Grønland
NO - 0134 Oslo
Norway
E-mail: [email protected]
Updated 13-08-2021
Abstracting and indexing
Scopus (Elsevier)
Social Sciences Premium Collection (ProQuest)
The Philosopher
Open access
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