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Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University · Poland · Est. 2006

ISSN2083-6473eISSN2083-6481
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 1.9. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.233
H-Indexi
33
CiteScorei
1.9
SNIPi
0.528
Total Worksi
1,326
Total Citationsi
6,841
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.63
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The TransNav, The International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation is addressed to scientists and professionals in order to share their experience, expert knowledge and research results, concerning all aspects of navigation and sea transportation. The Journal is published four times a year and contains original papers contributing to the science of broadly defined navigation: from the highly technical to the descriptive and historical, over land through the sea, air and space, including those presented at the TransNav conferences, to promote young researchers, new field of maritime sciences and technologies. The focus of TransNav is high-quality, scholarly research that addresses development, application and implications, in the field of maritime education, maritime safety management, maritime policy sciences, maritime industries, marine environment and energy technology. Subjects of papers include electronics, astronomy, mathematics, cartography, command and control, psychology, operational research, risk analysis, theoretical physics, operation in hostile environments, instrumentation, ergonomics, financial planning and law. Also of interest are logistics, transport and mobility. The Journal provides a forum for transportation researchers, engineers, navigators, ergonomists, and policy-makers with an interest in maritime researches. From contemporary issues to the scientific, technological, political, economic, cultural and social aspects of maritime shipping, transportation and navigation, the TransNav publishes innovative, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research on marine navigation subjects and is set to become the leading international scholarly journal specialising in debate and discussion on maritime subjects. The TransNav is especially concerned to set maritime studies in a broad international and comparative context. Adam Weintrit, Editor-in-Chief TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of Marine Navigation and Sea Transportation.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
Frequencyfour times a year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,326
Publisher OrgGdynia Maritime University
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2083-6473 / 2083-6481
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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
1k
2019
124
596
2020
104
620
2021
84
411
2022
156
374
2023
52
53
2024
166
72
2025
53
98
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.

Ocean EngineeringQ3
OceanographyQ3
TransportationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Transportation Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

OceanographyOcean EngineeringTransportation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Maritime Navigation and SafetyMaritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyMaritime Ports and LogisticsShip Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityRisk and Safety AnalysisMarine and Coastal ResearchStructural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetyMaritime Security and HistoryCruise Tourism Development and Management

Frequently asked questions about TransNav

Is TransNav a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for TransNav: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of TransNav?

TransNav 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9.

Is TransNav indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

TransNav is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of TransNav?

The TransNav, The International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation is addressed to scientists and professionals in order to share their experience, expert knowledge and research results, concerning all aspects of navigation and sea transportation. The Journal is published four times a year and contains original papers contributing to the science of broadly defined navigation: from the highly technical to the descriptive and historical, over land through the sea, air and space, including those presented at the TransNav conferences, to promote young researchers, new fi

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