What is the Impact Factor of Safety Science?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Safety Science is 6.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Safety Science indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Safety Science is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.443 (Q1) and an H-index of 178.

Who publishes Safety Science and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Safety Science is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,544 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Safety Science?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Safety Science is "SAF. SCI" with common acronym "safety". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,603Top JournalHybrid

Safety Science

Acronym:safety

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Abbreviation (ISO):SAF. SCI

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Identifier (ISSN):0925-7535(Print)/1879-1042(Online)

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Publisher:Elsevier

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Clarivate IF (2026)

6.2↑ +0.8

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 (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Safety Science

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):6.2

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.443

#2,603

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

178

178 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate10.6%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

467articles/year

49.28% Gold OA•86.02% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Safety Science is multidisciplinary. Its contributors and its audience range from social scientists to engineers. The journal covers the physics and engineering of safety; its social, policy and organizational aspects; the assessment, management and communication of risks; the effectiveness of control and management techniques for safety; standardization, legislation, inspection, insurance, costing aspects, human behavior and safety and the like. Papers addressing the interfaces between technology, people and organizations are especially welcome.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Engineering89.7%Medicine89.5%Environmental health75.2%Medical emergency73.8%Emergency medicine73.2%Poison control72.9%Political science72.4%Law71.8%Pathology62.4%Computer science61.3%Occupational safety and health59.8%Human factors and ergonomics53.2%Injury prevention44%Economics42.6%Business42.1%Transport engineering41.4%Physics37%Forensic engineering36.8%Suicide prevention36.3%Biology31.3%Mathematics30%Psychology29.5%Geography28%Management26.7%Risk analysis (engineering)26.3%Philosophy25.4%Computer security21.8%Quantum mechanics21.7%Thermodynamics21.1%

Primary Research Areas

Management Science Engineering: Industrial

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile 6 Calls for Papers

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Rank15/69

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE2026

OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Rank18/109

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Rank18/69

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Rank25/109

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL	JCRSCIE	15/69	Q1
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE	JCRSCIE	18/109	Q1
ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL	JCISCIE	18/69	Q2
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE	JCISCIE	25/109	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF6.2

Articles / Year287

Total Citations137

2025

IF5.4

Articles / Year259

Total Citations1,303

2024

IF4.7

Articles / Year274

Total Citations3,429

2023

IF6.1

Articles / Year287

Total Citations6,299

2022

IF6.392

Articles / Year318

Total Citations8,661

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	6.2	287	137
2025	5.4	259	1,303
2024	4.7	274	3,429
2023	6.1	287	6,299
2022	6.392	318	8,661
2021	4.877	416	15,032
2020	4.105	450	20,395
2019	3.619	452	21,227
2018	2.835	356	17,447
2017	—	263	14,639
2016	—	300	16,830
2015	—	276	16,072

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,603Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1991-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringMedicineSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.443

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

7.90

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,544 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations7,243

3-Year Documents893

Citable Documents879

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Building and ConstructionQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Safety ResearchQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

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: 10.6%

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):

2区 (Zone 2)Engineering & Technology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2区ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

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

Safety Science (acronym: safety, abbr: SAF. SCI, ISSN: 0925-7535) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Management Science, published by Elsevier in Netherlands since 1991. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 6.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.443 (Q1), an H-index of 178.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 11.4周, a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 467 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,544 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.