High-speed Railway

Aims & Scope

High-speed Railway is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed open-access journal published by Beijing Jiaotong University.

The journal provides a platform for scientists and engineers in the field of high-speed railway to publish their novel and original findings.

High-speed Railway aims to promote transnational knowledge academic exchange and cooperation, as well as to enhance the influence of China's high-speed railway industry and the development of relevant technologies globally.

Topics include, but not limited to: 1) High-speed railway planning and design: high-speed railway planning, electrification and automation technology, communication signal and vehicle design theory. 2) High-speed railway infrastructure: civil engineering technology, railway infrastructure, roads, bridges, tunnels, underground works, subgrade and pavement performance, and maintenance. 3) High-speed railway equipment and systems: rolling stock, manufacturing technology, rail, vehicle-track coupling system, superconducting magnetic levitation technology and railway engineering. 4) High-speed railway operation and management: high-speed railway policy, track management, high-speed railway information management, train dispatching management, and train operation and control. 5) Other related topics, such as high-speed railway safety, environmental protection and sustainable development.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, 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.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

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 Engineering, 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 1,000.00 USD. Learn more.

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