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Traffic Safety Research

Lund University Faculty of Engineering · Sweden · Est. 2021

ISSN2004-3082eISSN2004-3082
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
84
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total84
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
20
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.431
H-Indexi
9
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.208
Total Worksi
134
Total Citationsi
359
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.35
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Lund University Faculty of Engineering
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2004-3082 / 2004-3082
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Open
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
3
4
2021
19
174
2022
15
68
2023
39
120
2024
47
53
2025
18
0
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 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

Frequently asked questions about Traffic Safety Research

Is Traffic Safety Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Traffic Safety Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Traffic Safety Research?

Traffic Safety Research 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 1.35.

Is Traffic Safety Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Traffic Safety Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Traffic Safety Research?

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 b

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref