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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #3,260Hybrid

Traffic

Abbreviation (ISO):TRAFFIC
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Identifier (ISSN):1398-9219(Print)/1600-0854(Online)
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Publisher:Blackwell Munksgaard
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.8↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Traffic

WoS Q3
13684.420183.9520194.0420206.2120216.1420224.520233.620242.520252.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.277
#3,260

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
156

156 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate2.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
57.89% Gold OA•88.89% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Traffic encourages and facilitates the publication of papers in any field relating to intracellular transport in health and disease. Traffic papers span disciplines such as developmental biology, neuroscience, innate and adaptive immunity, epithelial cell biology, intracellular pathogens and host-pathogen interactions, among others using any eukaryotic model system. Areas of particular interest include protein, nucleic acid and lipid traffic, molecular motors, intracellular pathogens, intracellular proteolysis, nuclear import and export, cytokinesis and the cell cycle, the interface between signaling and trafficking or localization, protein translocation, the cell biology of adaptive an innate immunity, organelle biogenesis, metabolism, cell polarity and organization, and organelle movement. All aspects of the structural, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, morphology, intracellular signaling and relationship to hereditary or infectious diseases will be covered. Manuscripts must provide a clear conceptual or mechanistic advance. The editors will reject papers that require major changes, including addition of significant experimental data or other significant revision. Traffic will consider manuscripts of any length, but encourages authors to limit their papers to 16 typeset pages or less.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.8%Cell biology96%Genetics79.7%Chemistry79.4%Biochemistry79.3%Medicine69.3%Internal medicine57.9%Cell54.1%Gene52.2%Receptor45.9%Membrane38.3%Intracellular30.5%Physics26.1%Endoplasmic reticulum24.7%Endosome24.5%Endocytosis23.3%Vesicle22.3%Immunology21.1%Organic chemistry20.5%Endocrinology20.4%Golgi apparatus20.3%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CELL BIOLOGY

Q3
Rank143/207
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CELL BIOLOGY

Q4
Rank163/207
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.8
Articles / Year18
Total Citations0
2025
IF2.5
Articles / Year33
Total Citations52
2024
IF3.6
Articles / Year43
Total Citations139
2023
IF4.5
Articles / Year57
Total Citations291
2022
IF6.144
Articles / Year59
Total Citations633

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,260Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.277

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.84

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,744 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations308
3-Year Documents100
Citable Documents96

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiochemistryQ1
GeneticsQ1
Cell BiologyQ2
Molecular BiologyQ2
Structural BiologyQ2
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: 2.8%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区CELL BIOLOGY
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

Traffic (abbr: TRAFFIC, ISSN: 1398-9219) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biology, published by Blackwell Munksgaard in Denmark since 2000. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.80, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.277 (Q1), an H-index of 156.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 33 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,744 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Blackwell Munksgaard
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01