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Transportation

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN0049-4488eISSN1572-9435
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.089
H-Indexi
153
SNIPi
1.775
Total Worksi
2,608
Total Citationsi
104,720
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.95
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Transportation is a peer-reviewed journal focused on the formulation of policy, the preparation and evaluation of plans, and the day-to-day operational management of transport systems. Addresses the impacts of policies and systems on the social, economic and physical environment. Improves the transportation of people and goods by providing better understanding to theorists, practitioners and policy makers. Relevant globally, including industrialized, newly industrialized or developing regions. Publishes carefully selected papers that contribute to the international body of knowledge.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyBimonthly, 2005-
StatusActive
Total Publications2,608
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0049-4488 / 1572-9435
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
107
4.5k
2019
72
2.3k
2020
102
2.9k
2021
113
2.1k
2022
94
1k
2023
118
827
2024
137
361
2025
88
16
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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1
DevelopmentQ1
TransportationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, CivilTransportationTransportation Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

TransportationDevelopmentCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Transportation Planning and OptimizationUrban Transport and AccessibilityTransportation and Mobility InnovationsEconomic and Environmental ValuationHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Transportation

Is Transportation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Transportation: 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 Transportation?

Transportation 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 2.95.

Is Transportation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Transportation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Transportation?

Transportation is a peer-reviewed journal focused on the formulation of policy, the preparation and evaluation of plans, and the day-to-day operational management of transport systems. Addresses the impacts of policies and systems on the social, economic and physical environment. Improves the transportation of people and goods by providing better understanding to theorists, practitioners and policy makers. Relevant globally, including industrialized, newly industrialized or developing regions. Publishes carefully selected papers that contribute to the international body of knowledge.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref