What is the Impact Factor of Traffic Injury Prevention?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Traffic Injury Prevention is 2.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Traffic Injury Prevention indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Traffic Injury Prevention is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q3 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.522 (Q2) and an H-index of 73.

Who publishes Traffic Injury Prevention and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Traffic Injury Prevention is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd.. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,043 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Traffic Injury Prevention?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Traffic Injury Prevention is "TRAFFIC INJ. PREV" with common acronym "gcpi". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #11,407Hybrid

Traffic Injury Prevention

Acronym:gcpi

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Abbreviation (ISO):TRAFFIC INJ. PREV

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Identifier (ISSN):1538-9588(Print)/1538-957X(Online)

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Publisher:Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2.1↑ +0.2

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Traffic Injury Prevention

WoS Q3

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2.1

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.522

#11,407

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

73 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate12.5%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

147articles/year

9.71% Gold OA•97.06% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The purpose of Traffic Injury Prevention is to bridge the disciplines of medicine, engineering, public health and traffic safety in order to foster the science of traffic injury prevention. The archival journal focuses on research, interventions and evaluations within the areas of traffic safety, crash causation, injury prevention and treatment. General topics within the journal's scope are driver behavior, road infrastructure, emerging crash avoidance technologies, crash and injury epidemiology, alcohol and drugs, impact injury biomechanics, vehicle crashworthiness, occupant restraints, pedestrian safety, evaluation of interventions, economic consequences and emergency and clinical care with specific application to traffic injury prevention. The journal includes full length papers, review articles, case studies, brief technical notes and commentaries.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine95.5%Environmental health90.8%Medical emergency90%Emergency medicine89.9%Poison control89.7%Engineering75.4%Computer science71.9%Injury prevention61.6%Political science59.1%Law58.9%Pathology57.5%Occupational safety and health51%Human factors and ergonomics50.1%Operating system45.1%Programming language42.8%Biology40.6%Suicide prevention40.2%Psychology39.7%Transport engineering39.3%Crash38.4%Physics38.2%Mathematics35.9%Statistics29.7%Sociology28.8%Geography27.6%Internal medicine25.7%Thermodynamics25.1%Demography21.9%Automotive engineering21.8%Structural engineering21.7%

Primary Research Areas

Public Environmental & Occupational Health

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Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Rank231/443

IndexSCIE, SSCI

JCRSSCI2026

TRANSPORTATION

Rank49/66

IndexSSCI

JCISCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Rank239/443

IndexSCIE, SSCI

JCISSCI2026

TRANSPORTATION

Rank40/66

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCRSCIE, SSCI	231/443	Q3
TRANSPORTATION	JCRSSCI	49/66	Q3
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCISCIE, SSCI	239/443	Q3
TRANSPORTATION	JCISSCI	40/66	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF2.1

Articles / Year227

Total Citations52

2025

IF1.9

Articles / Year234

Total Citations448

2024

IF1.6

Articles / Year190

Total Citations1,003

2023

IF2

Articles / Year134

Total Citations1,056

2022

IF2.183

Articles / Year154

Total Citations1,201

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2.1	227	52
2025	1.9	234	448
2024	1.6	190	1,003
2023	2	134	1,056
2022	2.183	154	1,201
2021	1.491	151	1,734
2020	1.38	152	2,342
2019	1.465	252	4,608
2018	1.274	161	2,555
2017	—	138	2,840
2016	—	170	3,685
2015	—	168	3,663

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,407Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2002-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.522

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.68

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,043 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,098

3-Year Documents416

Citable Documents410

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 Rate38.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Safety ResearchQ2

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: 12.5%

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):

3区 (Zone 3)Engineering & Technology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

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 Injury Prevention (acronym: gcpi, abbr: TRAFFIC INJ. PREV, ISSN: 1538-9588) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PUBLIC, published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. in United States since 2002. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.522 (Q2), an H-index of 73.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 147 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,043 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.