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Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
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Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

1386-2820

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10677

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1036 7 9 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 11
Documents by Best Scientists*: 13
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.602
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ethical Theory and Moral Practice?

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice mostly deals with topics like Political philosophy, Philosophy of medicine, Epistemology, Ontology and Ontology (information science). The work on Political philosophy tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Argument, Normative and Law and economics. The journal explores research in Law and economics and the adjacent study of Economic Justice.

The journal facilitates the exploration of Philosophy of medicine in relation to the other disciplines, such as Social psychology, Environmental ethics, Harm, Autonomy and Theology. Moral psychology, Action (philosophy), Moral disengagement, Morality and Virtue are all subfields of Epistemology research that were featured in it. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice links adjacent topics like Moral psychology with Moral development.

The study on Moral disengagement presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Moral reasoning. The majority of Virtue studies in it are focused on the subject of Virtue ethics. The Ontology study featured in it draws connections with the study of Value (ethics).

  • Political philosophy (83.00%)
  • Philosophy of medicine (68.64%)
  • Epistemology (58.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Virtue ethics and situationist personality psychology (134 citations)
  • The Ethics of Accident-Algorithms for Self-Driving Cars: an Applied Trolley Problem? (118 citations)
  • Health Care, Capabilities, and AI Assistive Technologies (85 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ethical Theory and Moral Practice:

The main points discussed in the published papers deal with Political philosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of medicine, Social psychology and Ontology. The studies on Political philosophy discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Liberalism, Economic Justice and Law and economics. While Epistemology is the key highlight in the most cited articles, thet also covered some subjects on Moral development and Empathy.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Epistemology
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Political philosophy, Philosophy of medicine, Epistemology, Ontology and Ontology (information science). Political philosophy studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Politics. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice facilitated discussions that integrated Philosophy of medicine with the fields of Environmental ethics, Social psychology, Economic Justice, Duty and Law.

The in-depth study on Epistemology also explores topics in the intersecting field of Value (ethics). Issues in Ontology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Autonomy, Face (sociological concept), Set (psychology) and Action (philosophy). Ontology (information science) research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Moral psychology and Practical wisdom.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Crisis Nationalism: To What Degree Is National Partiality Justifiable during a Global Pandemic? (3 citations)
  • Responsibility, Reactive Attitudes, and “The Morality System” (3 citations)
  • Aristotle and Expertise: Ideas on the Skillfulness of Virtue (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas Schramme (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Matteo Bonotti (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark Alfano (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wim Dubbink (5 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Oxford (40 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (32 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Lund University (27 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Zurich (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Utrecht University (19 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 7.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.00% of all publications and 58.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Healthcare, Responsibility and Golden Opportunities

    Gabriel De Marco;Thomas Douglas;Julian Savulescu

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • The Right Not to Know: some Steps towards a Compromise

    Ben Davies;Julian Savulescu

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Vices of Other Minds

    Mark Alfano

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Virtuous Arguing With Conviction and Humility

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Indignation, Appreciation, and the Unity of Moral Experience

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • The Phenomenology of Moral Intuition

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Suspiciously Convenient Belief

    Neil Levy;Neil Levy

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Comments on Stichter’s The Skillfulness of Virtue

    Mark Alfano

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • The Normative Power of Consent and Limits on Research Risks

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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