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Safety Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1991

ISSN1879-1042

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?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.443

H-Indexi

197

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.205

Total Worksi

6,344

Total Citationsi

281,164

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Industrial; Operations Research & Management Science; Building and Construction; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Safety Research; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 274 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,344

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

5/12 · 42%

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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?

1879-1042

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

452

21k

2019

450

20k

2020

416

14k

2021

318

8.2k

2022

285

5.8k

2023

275

2024

263

962

2025

192

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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Safety ResearchQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, IndustrialOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Safety ResearchSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Occupational Health and Safety ResearchRisk and Safety AnalysisTraffic and Road SafetyHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetySafety Warnings and SignageEvacuation and Crowd DynamicsQuality and Safety in HealthcareHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesInjury Epidemiology and Prevention

Frequently asked questions about Safety Science

Is Safety Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Safety Science: 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 Safety Science?

Safety Science 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 4.95.

Is Safety Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Safety Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.