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Journal of Transport History

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-5266eISSN1759-3999

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.279

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.822

Total Worksi

2,209

Total Citationsi

4,467

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Transport History circulates and promotes analysis and commentary on all facets of transport pasts. Its scope includes the study of history, arts and humanities, geography, planning and development, and transportation.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,209

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-5266 / 1759-3999

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

178

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HistoryQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

TransportationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

HistoryArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)TransportationGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory of Science and MedicineTransport and Economic PoliciesHistorical Economic and Social StudiesGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Transport History

Is Journal of Transport History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Transport History: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Transport History?

Journal of Transport History is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.12.

Is Journal of Transport History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Transport History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.