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Vehicular Communications

Elsevier Inc. Β· United States Β· Est. 2014

ISSN2214-2096eISSN2214-2096
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.326
H-Indexi
72
SNIPi
1.867
Total Worksi
837
Total Citationsi
21,824
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.30
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Vehicular Communications publishes high-quality peer-reviewed papers in the area of vehicular communications. The scope encompasses all types of communications involving vehicles, including vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, and roadside communication infrastructure.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2014
Annual Volume~ 117 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications837
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Inc.
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2214-2096 / 2214-2096
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
52
3.4k
2019
63
2.4k
2020
85
2.4k
2021
83
2.6k
2022
110
1.7k
2023
120
1.1k
2024
121
452
2025
77
16
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Automotive EngineeringQ1
CommunicationQ1
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

TelecommunicationsTransportation Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)UAV Applications and OptimizationOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant NetworksMobile Ad Hoc NetworksIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingAdvanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesTraffic control and managementPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataAdvanced Authentication Protocols SecurityBlockchain Technology Applications and Security

Frequently asked questions about Vehicular Communications

Is Vehicular Communications a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Vehicular Communications?

Vehicular Communications 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 4.30.

Is Vehicular Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vehicular Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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