Ethics and Behavior

Aims & Scope

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.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8700

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	378

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.659

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	55

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Caring, Control, and Clinicians' Influence: Ethical Dilemmas in Development Disabilities

  Citation: 1309

  Authors: Sandra L., David T., Joseph

• Cheating in Academic Institutions: A Decade of Research

  Citation: 756

  Authors: Donald L., Linda Klebe, Kenneth D.

• Betrayal Trauma: Traumatic Amnesia as an Adaptive Response to Childhood Abuse

  Citation: 269

  Authors: Jennifer J.

• College Student Cheating: The Role of Motivation, Perceived Norms, Attitudes, and Knowledge of Institutional Policy

  Citation: 239

  Authors: Augustus E.

• A Sensemaking Approach to Ethics Training for Scientists: Preliminary Evidence of Training Effectiveness

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Michael D., Shane, Ryan P., Stephen T., Jason H., Alison L., Ethan P., Lynn D.

• A Meta-Analysis of Ethics Instruction Effectiveness in the Sciences

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Alison L., Stephen T., Ethan P., Michael D., Ryan P., Shane, Lynn D.

• Ethical Leadership: An Integrative Review and Future Research Agenda

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Changsuk, Jianhong, Roman, Mark H., Mingu

• Are Ethics Training Programs Improving? A Meta-Analytic Review of Past and Present Ethics Instruction in the Sciences

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Logan L., Kelsey E., Tyler J., Logan M., Shane, Michael D.

• Plagiarism and Paraphrasing Criteria of College and University Professors

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Miguel

• Deception in Experiments: Revisiting the Arguments in Its Defense

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Ralph, Andreas

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