Journal of Road Safety

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Road Safety (JRS) commits to providing all users with free and unrestricted access to all contents through open-access, because we value facilitation of the latest research and evidence in order to contribute to the growing knowledge and best practice in road safety.

Open-access ensures that high quality road safety research and practice papers are more discoverable, visible, accessible and usable and will be more likely to be used to further advance the field of road safety.

Open-access allows everyone from around the world – students, policymakers, advocates, implementers, funders and all others interested in road safety – to learn and be part of the progress.

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)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

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

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism 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 and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Understanding the role of Speeding and Speed in Serious Crash Trauma: A Case Study of New Zealand

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Soames, Colin

• Considerations for the development of a driver distraction safety rating system for new vehicles

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Kelly, Christopher, Michael, Mitchell, Michael

• Features of Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries making Road Safety more Challenging

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Soames, William M

• Examining the relationship between road safety outcomes and the built environment in Bogotá, Colombia

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Erik, Segundo, Natalia, Darío, Maryfely, Sebastián, Juliana

• Traffic safety climate factors in explaining driving behaviours and traffic crash involvement: comparative study among male and female drivers

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Charles, Chaozhong

• How do we prevent and mitigate crashes? Evidence from Australian at-scene in-depth crash investigations

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Sam, James, Christopher

• Road safety lessons to learn from Low and Middle-Income Countries

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Ray, Lori, Mark

• Investigation of Contributing Factors to Traffic Crash Severity in Southeast Texas Using Multiple Correspondence Analysis

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Guanlong, Yueqing, Yalong, Brian, Xing

• Safety on Heavily Trafficked Urban Motorways in Relation to Traffic State

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Elizabeth, Hendrik, John

• Use of Spatial Analysis Techniques to Identify Statistically Significant Crash Hot Spots in Metropolitan Melbourne

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Elizabeth, Gang-Jun