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Journal of Transport Geography

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0966-6923eISSN1873-1236

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.688

H-Indexi

185

SNIPi

2.011

Total Worksi

4,543

Total Citationsi

192,476

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Geography; Transportation; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,543

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0966-6923 / 1873-1236

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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

225

9.9k

2019

263

12k

2020

279

10k

2021

202

6.1k

2022

209

4.6k

2023

259

3.2k

2024

372

2025

239

138

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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

TransportationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsGeographyTransportation

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)TransportationGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Transport and AccessibilityTransportation Planning and OptimizationUrban and Freight Transport LogisticsTransportation and Mobility InnovationsHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Transport Geography

Is Journal of Transport Geography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Transport Geography: 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 Geography?

Journal of Transport Geography 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 4.67.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Transport Geography?