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Automotive Innovation

Springer International Publishing · Switzerland · Est. 2018

ISSN2096-4250eISSN2522-8765

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.473

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.11

Total Worksi

405

Total Citationsi

5,879

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Automotive Innovation is a dedicated platform for the publication of innovative findings in automotive field and related disciplines. Focuses on principles, methodologies, theoretical and experimental studies, product engineering, and engineering application. Covers a range of topics from green technology to human-machine interface to new manufacturing processes. Published in partnership with Society of Automotive Engineers of China (China SAE).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyFour Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications405

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2096-4250 / 2522-8765

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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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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

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

450

2019

1.1k

2020

1.5k

2021

853

2022

2023

652

2024

376

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.

Automotive EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicEngineering, MechanicalTransportation Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Automotive Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyElectric and Hybrid Vehicle TechnologiesAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchVehicle Dynamics and Control SystemsTraffic control and managementElectric Vehicles and InfrastructureVehicle emissions and performanceTraffic and Road SafetyRobotic Path Planning AlgorithmsHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety

Frequently asked questions about Automotive Innovation

Is Automotive Innovation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Automotive Innovation: 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 Automotive Innovation?

Automotive Innovation 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 4.36.

Is Automotive Innovation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Automotive Innovation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.