Environmental Ethics In Socio-Humanities Research: A Hybrid Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Mahmuda Aulia; Hartini Mudarsa

doi:10.70148/v3i2.5

Authors

Mahmuda Aulia Universitas Malikussaleh, Lhokseumawe, Indonesia Author
Hartini Mudarsa Universitas Islam Negeri Sultanah Nahrasiyah, Lhokseumawe, Indonesia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70148/v3i2.5

Keywords:

Environmental ethics, Systematic Literature Review, Bibliometric analysis, VOSviewer

Abstract

This research combines two approaches, namely Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and bibliometric analysis, to see examine research on environmental ethics throughout the world. Data is taken from basic data Scopus, who initially discovered 17,684 publications from year to year 1969 to 2025. After the screening and eligibility checking process ,2,173 articles were selected for analysis (completed on 7 November 2025). Data visualization is done using VOSviewer The results show that the topic of environmental ethics is increasingly attracting the attention of researchers in various countries, especially in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada which is the most productive country in this field. Some of the main themes that emerged in these studies include global justice, sustainability discourse, ecological citizenship, and philosophical foundations of environmental ethics. Based on these findings, this study proposes an integrated conceptual framework that connects cultural values, ethical principles, and social participation (as input) with ethical reflection and ecological engagement (as a process) to achieve comprehensive sustainability (as output). Overall, this study provides a comprehensive overview of global patterns, theme clusters, and conceptual directions in environmental ethics studies. Researchers also suggest that future studies expand data sources, for example by adding basic data Web of Science, and involve areas that have been underrepresented so that research results are more inclusive and culturally diverse. The broader implication of this research is the importance of integrating environmental ethics into sustainability policies, education, and social practices in society, in order to improve ethical awareness and ecological responsibility.

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