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Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0886-7798eISSN1878-4364

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

2.041

H-Indexi

167

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.533

Total Worksi

9,662

Total Citationsi

261,771

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology publishes original research and case studies on the development of tunnelling technology and the use of underground space. It covers interdisciplinary aspects of planning, creating, and regulating underground space, including research in Geotechnical engineering, Shield, Stability, Computer simulation, and Excavation.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 730 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications9,662

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0886-7798 / 1878-4364

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

340

17k

2019

446

21k

2020

457

16k

2021

502

16k

2022

551

13k

2023

672

9.6k

2024

967

5.2k

2025

452

285

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.

Building and ConstructionQ1

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEngineering, Civil

Scopus Categories

Building and ConstructionGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresTunneling and Rock MechanicsRock Mechanics and ModelingGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics

Frequently asked questions about Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Is Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology?

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 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 6.26.

Is Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.