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Journal of Air Transportation

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) · United States · Est. 2002

ISSN2380-9450

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.413

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.993

Total Worksi

251

Total Citationsi

1,906

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Air Transportation publishes original archival papers on new developments in air traffic management and aviation operations for all flight vehicles, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and space vehicles, operating in the global airspace system. Its scope encompasses theory, applications, technologies, operations, economics, and policy.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications251

Publisher OrgAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2380-9450

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

✓ 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?

N/A

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

2019

243

2020

228

2021

168

2022

112

2023

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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ2

Safety ResearchQ2

Energy (miscellaneous)Q3

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Management of Technology and InnovationQ3

TransportationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationTransportationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSafety ResearchAerospace EngineeringEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Air Traffic Management and OptimizationAviation Industry Analysis and TrendsHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetyAerospace and Aviation TechnologyRisk and Safety AnalysisOccupational Health and Safety ResearchTransportation Planning and OptimizationAutonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyAdvanced Aircraft Design and TechnologiesTraffic control and management

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Air Transportation

Is Journal of Air Transportation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Air Transportation: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Air Transportation?

Journal of Air Transportation is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.413.

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

Journal of Air Transportation is indexed in Scopus.