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Journal of Road Safety

Australasian College of Road Safety · Australia · Est. 2020

ISSN2652-4260eISSN2652-4252
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.271
H-Indexi
9
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

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
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

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Australasian College of Road Safety
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2652-4260 / 2652-4252
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
36
158
2020
26
59
2021
30
106
2022
29
50
2023
29
75
2024
24
43
2025
18
4
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. 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?

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 safe

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref