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International Journal of Rail Transportation

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2324-8386

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.991

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.909

Total Works

422

Total Citations

7,568

2yr Mean Citedness

2.54

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Rail Transportation aims to provide an open forum for scientists, researchers, and engineers to promote the exchange of the latest scientific and technological innovations in rail transportation. It also seeks to advance the state-of-the-art engineering in this field.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications422

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2324-8386

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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

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Automotive EngineeringQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

TransportationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Transportation Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsAutomotive EngineeringTransportation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Railway Engineering and DynamicsRailway Systems and Energy EfficiencyGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresCivil and Geotechnical Engineering ResearchAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics ResearchMechanical stress and fatigue analysisTransportation Planning and OptimizationStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesStructural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring