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Traffic Safety Research

Lund University Faculty of Engineering · Sweden · Est. 2021

ISSN2004-3082eISSN2004-3082

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.468

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.208

Total Works

134

Total Citations

359

2yr Mean Citedness

1.35

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Aims & Scope

Traffic Safety Research (TSR) is an academic-led, international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, Fair Open Access scientific journal. It was founded in 2021 with a clear objective to contribute to the global transition toward the Safe System approach in road transportation. The TSR publishes high-quality research from a wide range of disciplines—including engineering, psychology, sociology, economics, medicine, political science, and other relevant fields—that help to explain and address road traffic injuries and fatalities. The journal places strong emphasis on the real-world relevance of both the research questions and the findings.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSweden

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications134

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lund University Faculty of Engineering

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2004-3082 / 2004-3082

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

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.

Safety ResearchQ2

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ2

Urban StudiesQ2

TransportationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthTransportation

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesTransportationSafety ResearchSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traffic and Road SafetyUrban Transport and AccessibilityInjury Epidemiology and PreventionHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetyOccupational Health and Safety ResearchAutonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyTraffic control and managementOlder Adults Driving StudiesSafety Warnings and SignageRisk and Safety Analysis