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Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1943-9970

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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 (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.69

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.164

Total Worksi

741

Total Citationsi

9,904

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Transportation Safety and Security disseminates research results and engineering experience to enhance transportation safety with comprehensive and integrated solutions. It covers transportation safety research.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications741

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?

1943-9970

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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

104

1.8k

2019

852

2020

692

2021

548

2022

354

2023

216

2024

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.

Safety ResearchQ1

TransportationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Transportation

Scopus Categories

TransportationSafety Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traffic and Road SafetyUrban Transport and AccessibilityTraffic Prediction and Management TechniquesInjury Epidemiology and PreventionTraffic control and managementHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetyAutonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyTransportation Planning and OptimizationInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringSafety Warnings and Signage

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Is Journal of Transportation Safety and Security a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Transportation Safety and Security: 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 Journal of Transportation Safety and Security?

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security 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 2.09.

Is Journal of Transportation Safety and Security indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.