What is the Impact Factor of Accident Analysis and Prevention?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Accident Analysis and Prevention is 7.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Accident Analysis and Prevention indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Accident Analysis and Prevention is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.997 (Q1) and an H-index of 212.

Who publishes Accident Analysis and Prevention and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Accident Analysis and Prevention is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,767 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Accident Analysis and Prevention?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Accident Analysis and Prevention is "ACCID. ANAL. PREV". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,454Top JournalHybrid

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Abbreviation (ISO):ACCID. ANAL. PREV

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Identifier (ISSN):0001-4575(Print)/1879-2057(Online)

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Publisher:Elsevier

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

7.4↑ +1.2

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Accident Analysis and Prevention

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):7.4

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.997

#1,454

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

212

212 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate17.5%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

477articles/year

25.33% Gold OA•95.2% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Accident Analysis & Prevention provides wide coverage of the general areas relating to accidental injury and damage, including the pre-injury and immediate post-injury phases. Published papers deal with medical, legal, economic, educational, behavioral, theoretical or empirical aspects of transportation accidents, as well as with accidents at other sites. Selected topics within the scope of the Journal may include: studies of human, environmental and vehicular factors influencing the occurrence, type and severity of accidents and injury; the design, implementation and evaluation of countermeasures; biomechanics of impact and human tolerance limits to injury; modelling and statistical analysis of accident data; policy, planning and decision-making in safety.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine87.6%Environmental health83.1%Medical emergency81.7%Emergency medicine81.7%Poison control81.6%Engineering81.2%Computer science73.1%Transport engineering52.4%Political science51.4%Law51.1%Injury prevention47%Pathology46.2%Human factors and ergonomics44.3%Occupational safety and health41.7%Mathematics40.9%Psychology36.6%Statistics34%Programming language33.7%Biology33.6%Operating system33.4%Physics31.6%Suicide prevention30.7%Geography28.3%Economics26.4%Crash24.8%Forensic engineering24.3%Sociology24.2%Computer security23.2%Philosophy21.9%Artificial intelligence20.4%

Primary Research Areas

Rank2/66

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ERGONOMICS	JCRSSCI	1/24	Q1
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCRSSCI	23/443	Q1
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY	JCRSSCI	5/275	Q1
TRANSPORTATION	JCRSSCI	6/66	Q1
ERGONOMICS	JCISSCI	1/24	Q1
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCISSCI	15/443	Q1
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY	JCISSCI	11/276	Q1
TRANSPORTATION	JCISSCI	2/66	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF7.4

Articles / Year294

Total Citations197

2025

IF6.2

Articles / Year341

Total Citations1,924

2024

IF5.7

Articles / Year349

Total Citations5,722

2023

IF5.9

Articles / Year357

Total Citations7,602

2022

IF6.376

Articles / Year254

Total Citations7,555

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	7.4	294	197
2025	6.2	341	1,924
2024	5.7	349	5,722
2023	5.9	357	7,602
2022	6.376	254	7,555
2021	—	449	17,457
2020	—	441	18,203
2019	—	323	17,303
2018	—	372	19,880
2017	—	475	17,990
2016	—	579	18,875
2015	—	351	18,526

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,454Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1969-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringMedicineSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.997

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

8.31

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,767 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations7,863

3-Year Documents895

Citable Documents890

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate30.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Human Factors and ErgonomicsQ1

LawQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

TransportationQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 17.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

1区 (Zone 1)Engineering & Technology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区ERGONOMICS

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Accident Analysis and Prevention (abbr: ACCID. ANAL. PREV, ISSN: 0001-4575) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Elsevier in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 7.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.997 (Q1), an H-index of 212.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 477 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,767 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.