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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

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?

162

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 142d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.993

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.909

Total Worksi

422

Total Citationsi

7,568

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

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—

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?

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

Citations received

673

2019

668

2020

840

2021

814

2022

449

2023

310

2024

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

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

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Rail Transportation

Is International Journal of Rail Transportation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Rail Transportation: 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 International Journal of Rail Transportation?

International Journal of Rail Transportation 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 2.54.

Is International Journal of Rail Transportation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Rail Transportation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.