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Journal of Road Safety

Australasian College of Road Safety · Australia · Est. 2020

ISSN2652-4260eISSN2652-4252

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.271

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.288

Total Worksi

180

Total Citationsi

401

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Road Safety (JRS) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research, policy analyses, case studies, methodological studies, and evidence reviews related to road safety. It aims to improve road safety by disseminating research and fostering discussion on road safety issues. The journal covers a wide range of topics including road infrastructure, vehicle technology, enforcement practices, road user behavior, policy and practice, data management, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The journal also emphasizes the importance of using appropriate language in road safety discourse, avoiding terms like 'accident' and 'road toll' in favor of 'crash' and 'fatality/injury' to underscore the preventable nature of road trauma.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications180

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Australasian College of Road Safety

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2652-4260 / 2652-4252

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

151

2020

2021

103

2022

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Safety ResearchQ3

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ3

TransportationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Transportation

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)TransportationSafety ResearchSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traffic and Road SafetyInjury Epidemiology and PreventionUrban Transport and AccessibilityOccupational Health and Safety ResearchHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetyOlder Adults Driving StudiesSafety Warnings and SignageAutomotive and Human Injury BiomechanicsTransportation Safety and Impact AnalysisRisk and Safety Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Road Safety

Is Journal of Road Safety a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Road Safety: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Road Safety?

Journal of Road Safety 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 1.10.

Is Journal of Road Safety indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Road Safety is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Road Safety?

How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Road Safety?

Journal of Road Safety is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.