Aims & Scope

Communications in Transportation Research publishes peer-reviewed high-quality research representing important advances of significance to emerging transport systems.

The mission is to provide fair, fast, and expert peer review to authors and insightful theories, impactful advances, and interesting discoveries to readers.

We welcome submissions of significant and general topics, of inter-disciplinary nature (transport, civil, control, artificial intelligence, social science, psychological science, medical services, etc.), of complex and inter-related system of systems, of strong evidence of data strength, of visionary analysis and forecasts towards the way forward, and of potentially implementable and utilizable policies/practices.

To be more specific, the scope of expected submissions includes but is not limited to: • Interactions among transportation systems and other systems • Integrations of emerging technologies with transportation systems • Big data analytics in transportation area • Advances and discoveries in transportation area • Forward-looking judgment for future transportation systems • Emerging technologies/products and their impact on transportation • Novel transportation modes and associated analytics • Governmental initiated transportation policies and impact analysis • Mobility as a service • Field experiments of emerging transportation technologies • Transportation electrification, automation, and connectivity

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 14.5

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 793

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 972

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 2.836

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

h-index

Year Value
2024 30

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Decision Sciences, Engineering and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.


Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.


Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.


APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Decision Sciences, Engineering and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,250.00 USD. Learn more.

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Quick Facts

Current Factor
14.5
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
2.836
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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