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Road Materials and Pavement Design

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1468-0629eISSN2164-7402

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

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

226

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 217d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.878

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.387

Total Worksi

3,092

Total Citationsi

61,826

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Road Materials and Pavement Design aims to foster research in asphalt, composite material, geotechnical engineering, and structural engineering. It also provides a platform for publishing research related to pavement design and performance, including structural assessment, stress, strain, thermal characterization, vehicle/road interaction, and climate impacts.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 197 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,092

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1468-0629 / 2164-7402

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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

188

5.4k

2019

138

3.5k

2020

178

3.2k

2021

118

1.5k

2022

191

1.9k

2023

154

858

2024

247

636

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEngineering, CivilMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Civil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchTransport Systems and TechnologySmart Materials for ConstructionGeotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationGrouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties

Frequently asked questions about Road Materials and Pavement Design

Is Road Materials and Pavement Design a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Road Materials and Pavement Design: 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 Road Materials and Pavement Design?

Road Materials and Pavement Design 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 2.75.

Is Road Materials and Pavement Design indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Road Materials and Pavement Design is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.