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Railway Engineering Science

Springer · Singapore · Est. 2020

ISSN2662-4753

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.368

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.33

Total Works

227

Total Citations

3,626

2yr Mean Citedness

3.35

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the engineering science of railways, encompassing the mechanical behavior of train-track systems, including subgrade, transition zones, and ballast layers. It also addresses aerodynamic performance, wind effects on trains, and the structural integrity of bridges and tunnels. Furthermore, the journal investigates wheel-rail interaction, derailment mechanisms, wear phenomena in pantograph-catenary systems, and the impact of material degradation and environmental factors on railway infrastructure. Condition monitoring, fatigue analysis, and the application of advanced computational models and artificial intelligence for design, maintenance, and safety are also key areas of research.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications227

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2662-4753

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

LOCKSS, CLOCKSS

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computational MechanicsQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

TransportationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Transportation Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsTransportationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational Mechanics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Railway Engineering and DynamicsRailway Systems and Energy EfficiencyGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresMechanical stress and fatigue analysisAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics ResearchElectrical Contact Performance and AnalysisStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesCivil and Geotechnical Engineering ResearchStructural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis