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Vehicular Communications

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2214-2096eISSN2214-2096

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.326

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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 · verify on publisher page →

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 Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ 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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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

3.3k

2019

2.4k

2020

2.3k

2021

2.5k

2022

110

1.6k

2023

120

983

2024

121

326

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

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — 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 — 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 4.30.

Is Vehicular Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vehicular Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.