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Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0886-7798eISSN1878-4364

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.269

H-Index

167

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.533

Total Works

9,662

Total Citations

261,771

2yr Mean Citedness

6.26

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Retractions

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 728 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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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