Railway Engineering Science

Aims & Scope

Railway Engineering Science is an international, peer-reviewed, and free open-access journal that publishes original research articles and comprehensive reviews related to fundamental engineering science and emerging technologies in rail transit systems, focusing on the cutting-edge research in high-speed railway, heavy-haul railway, urban rail transit, maglev system, hyperloop transportation, etc.

The main goal of the journal is to maintain high quality of publications, serving as a medium for railway academia and industry to exchange new ideas and share the latest achievements in scientific research, technical innovation and industrial development in railway science and engineering.

The topics include but are not limited to - Design theory and construction technology - System dynamics and safety - Electrification, signaling and communication - Operation and maintenance - System health monitoring and reliability - Environmental impact and sustainability - Cutting-edge technologies

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
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Subjects & Keywords

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

• Polygonisation of railway wheels: a critical review

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Gongquan, Zefeng, Xuesong, Xiaoxuan

• Review of research on high-speed railway subgrade settlement in soft soil area

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Shunhua, Binglong, Yao

• Active suspension in railway vehicles: a literature survey

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Bin, Rocco Libero, Rickard, Sebastian, Stefano, Roger

• Railway ground vibration and mitigation measures: benchmarking of best practices

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Slimane, Olivier, Georges

• Pantograph–catenary electrical contact system of high-speed railways: recent progress, challenges, and outlooks

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Guangning, Keliang, Zhilei, Song, Wenfu, Huan, Jie, Zhanglin, Jingwei, Guoqiang, Guozheng, Chuanjun, Xingyi

• Train–track coupled dynamics analysis: system spatial variation on geometry, physics and mechanics

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Lei, Wanming

• A review of hydrogen technologies and engineering solutions for railway vehicle design and operations

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Yan, M., N. M. S., Maksym, Colin

• Mechanical characteristic variation of ballastless track in high-speed railway: effect of train–track interaction and environment loads

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Shengyang, Jun, Mingze, Chengbiao

• Deep learning-based fault diagnostic network of high-speed train secondary suspension systems for immunity to track irregularities and wheel wear

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Yunguang, Ping, Yongxiang

• Full-scale multi-functional test platform for investigating mechanical performance of track–subgrade systems of high-speed railways

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Wanming, Kaiyun, Zhaowei, Shengyang, Chengbiao, Gang