The Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes empirical research on topics in human research ethics. The first editor-in-chief was Joan E. Sieber (California State University, East Bay) and the current editor-in-chief is Douglas R Wassenaar (University of KwaZulu-Natal). It was established in 2006 and is published by SAGE Publications.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2017 impact factor is 0.953, ranking it 12th out of 16 journals in the category "Medical Ethics".