Vehicular Communications

Aims & Scope

Vehicular communications is a growing area of communications between vehicles and including roadside communication infrastructure.

Advances in wireless communications are making possible sharing of information through real time communications between vehicles and infrastructure.

This has led to applications to increase safety of vehicles and communication between passengers and the Internet.

Standardization efforts on vehicular communication are also underway to make vehicular transportation safer, greener and easier.

The aim of the journal is to publish high quality peer–reviewed papers in the area of vehicular communications.

The scope encompasses all types of communications involving vehicles, including vehicle–to–vehicle and vehicle–to–infrastructure.

The scope includes (but not limited to) the following topics related to vehicular communications: Vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications Channel modelling, modulating and coding Congestion Control and scalability issues Protocol design, testing and verification Routing in vehicular networks Security issues and countermeasures Deployment and field testing Reducing energy consumption and enhancing safety of vehicles Wireless in–car networks Data collection and dissemination methods Mobility and handover issues Safety and driver assistance applications UAV Underwater communications Autonomous cooperative driving Social networks Internet of vehicles Standardization of protocols.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.562

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2224

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2170

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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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.

• VANet security challenges and solutions: A survey

  Citation: 381

  Authors: Hamssa, Abed Ellatif, Carole, Anis

• Survey on VANET security challenges and possible cryptographic solutions

  Citation: 339

  Authors: Mohamed Nidhal, Jalel, Mohamed

• In-vehicle network intrusion detection using deep convolutional neural network

  Citation: 313

  Authors: Hyun Min, Jiyoung, Huy Kang

• Platoon management with cooperative adaptive cruise control enabled by VANET

  Citation: 235

  Authors: Mani, Hui, Chen-Nee, H. Michael, Dipak

• A survey on internet of vehicles: Applications, security issues & solutions

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Surbhi, Baijnath

• Deep learning models for traffic flow prediction in autonomous vehicles: A review, solutions, and challenges

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Arzoo, Neeraj

• A survey on authentication schemes in VANETs for secured communication

  Citation: 185

  Authors: Sunilkumar S., Shrikant

• A systematic review on routing protocols for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Amit, Neeraj, Seema

• A survey on position-based routing protocols for Flying Ad hoc Networks (FANETs)

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Omar Sami, Abderrahmane, Fen, Mesut, Mohamed Bachir

• Cybersecurity challenges in vehicular communications

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Zeinab, Karthikeyan, Daisy Flora, Siby Jose, Prakash

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