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Journal of Public Transportation

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1996

ISSN2375-0901

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.973

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.849

Total Worksi

766

Total Citationsi

20,092

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Public Transportation is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on public transportation. It covers a wide range of topics related to public transportation, including planning, policy, operations, technology, and management. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to share their work and contribute to the advancement of public transportation.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications766

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2375-0901

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

547

2018

857

2020

171

2021

430

2022

538

2023

276

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

TransportationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Transportation

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesTransportationGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Transportation Planning and OptimizationUrban Transport and AccessibilityTransportation and Mobility InnovationsTraffic and Road SafetyUrban and Freight Transport LogisticsTraffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEconomic and Environmental ValuationHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisTraffic control and managementSmart Parking Systems Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Transportation

Is Journal of Public Transportation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Public Transportation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Public Transportation?

Journal of Public 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 3.11.

Is Journal of Public Transportation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Public Transportation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.