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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,250Hybrid

Transportation

Acronym:port
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Abbreviation (ISO):TRANSPORTATION
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Identifier (ISSN):0049-4488(Print)/1572-9435(Online)
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Publisher:Springer US
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.1↑ +0.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Transportation

WoS Q1
24573.1520183.4620194.0820205.1920214.8120224.320233.520243.320254.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.089
#4,250

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
127

127 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate2.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
131articles/year
45.61% Gold OA•98.15% Original Research

Aims & Scope

In our first issue, published in 1972, we explained that this Journal is intended to promote the free and vigorous exchange of ideas and experience among the worldwide community actively concerned with transportation policy, planning and practice. That continues to be our mission, with a clear focus on topics concerned with research and practice in transportation policy and planning, around the world. These four words, policy and planning, research and practice are our key words. While we have a particular focus on transportation policy analysis and travel behaviour in the context of ground transportation, we willingly consider all good quality papers that are highly relevant to transportation policy, planning and practice with a clear focus on innovation, on extending the international pool of knowledge and understanding. Our interest is not only with transportation policies - and systems and services – but also with their social, economic and environmental impacts, However, papers about the application of established procedures to, or the development of plans or policies for, specific locations are unlikely to prove acceptable unless they report experience which will be of real benefit those working elsewhere. Papers concerned with the engineering, safety and operational management of transportation systems are outside our scope.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering81.2%Economics70.8%Transport engineering70.7%Computer science65.7%Geography54.7%Mathematics51.8%Political science46.3%Law44.9%Sociology44.4%Business43.9%Civil engineering33.9%Statistics30.9%Biology30.4%Physics30.2%Microeconomics28.5%Waste management27.9%Public transport27.4%Regional science26%Operating system24.7%Econometrics23.2%Medicine22.5%History21.2%Operations research20.8%Archaeology20.7%Philosophy20.6%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Q1
Rank48/193
IndexSCIE
JCRSSCI2026

TRANSPORTATION

Q2
Rank27/66
IndexSSCI
JCRSCIE2026

TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Q2
Rank28/80
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Q2
Rank51/193
IndexSCIE
JCISSCI2026

TRANSPORTATION

Q2
Rank32/66
IndexSSCI
JCISCIE2026

TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Q2
Rank30/80
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.1
Articles / Year81
Total Citations11
2025
IF3.3
Articles / Year137
Total Citations317
2024
IF3.5
Articles / Year118
Total Citations777
2023
IF4.3
Articles / Year94
Total Citations999
2022
IF4.814
Articles / Year113
Total Citations2,062

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,250Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1972-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.089

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.78

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,534 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,568
3-Year Documents303
Citable Documents301

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1
DevelopmentQ1
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: 2.9%

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ENGINEERING, CIVIL
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

Transportation (acronym: port, abbr: TRANSPORTATION, ISSN: 0049-4488) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Springer US in Netherlands since 1972. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.10, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.089 (Q1), an H-index of 127.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 131 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,534 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
Springer US
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1972
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013

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