| Journal of Information Ethics | |
| Editor: | R. Hauptmann |
| Discipline: | Information science |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company |
| Frequency: | Biannually |
| History: | 1992–Present |
| Website: | http://www.journal-info-ethics.com |
| Issn: | 1061-9321 |
| Eissn: | 1941-2894 |
| Abbreviation: | J. Inf. Ethics |
The Journal of Information Ethics is an academic journal of philosophy. The editor-in-chief is Robert Hauptmann.[1] It has been published biannually since 1992 by McFarland & Company and the Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. The publisher description of editorial content reads:"From the ethics of Caller ID to transmission of sexually explicit materials via Internet, the information age presents a barrage of ethical challenges. In this acclaimed twice-yearly journal, some of the brightest and most influential figures in the information sciences confront a broad range of these transdisciplinary issues."
According to Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, it "deals with ethical issues in all of the information sciences, from library acquisitions to database management, with a multidisciplinary approach."[2]
According to the publisher's web site, the journal has been reviewed by Library Journal, , Special Libraries, and Library and Information Science Annual.
It is abstracted and indexed in Library Literature, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Scopus, PubMed, ATLA Religion, and The Philosophers' Index.