Journal profile · Multiple
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
ISSN 0001-4575 · eISSN 1879-2057 · Elsevier
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.38; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; median 153 days to acceptance (110 articles, last 24 months); 341 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Traffic and Road Safety, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, together about 45.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Affiliated with the Association for the Advancement of Automotive MedicineAccident Analysis & Prevention provides wide coverage of the general areas relating to accidental injury and damage, including the pre-injury and immediate post-injury phases. Published papers deal with medical, legal, economic, educational, behavioral, theoretical or empirical aspects of transportation accidents, as well as with accidents at other sites. Selected topics within the scope of the Journal may include: studies of human, environmental and vehicular factors influencing the occurrence, type and severity of accidents and injury; the design, implementation and evaluation of countermeasures; biomechanics of impact and human tolerance limits to injury; modelling and statistical analysis of accident data; policy, planning and decision-making in safety.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Helai HuangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 22 in mainland China (about 19%); most named United States 45, Mainland China 22, Australia 12, Canada 8, United Kingdom 4 (116 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering29.1%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences8.7%
- Injury Epidemiology and PreventionMedicine8.1%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology6.8%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions4.3%
- Automotive and Human Injury BiomechanicsMedicine4%
- Older Adults Driving StudiesHealth Professions3.7%
- Safety Warnings and SignagePsychology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 7.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 256OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,185OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 316LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,143 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 314 | 102 | 237 |
| 2025 | 341 | 107 | 2,037 |
| 2024 | 349 | 107 | 5,902 |
| 2023 | 357 | 128 | 7,762 |
| 2022 | 254 | 69 | 7,641 |
| 2021 | 449 | 141 | 17,659 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 120 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (110 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 110 articles with submission and acceptance dates (769 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 143 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / EUR 3,880 / GBP 3,320 / JPY 514,720 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,600 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 4,600 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0001-4575
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-2057
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
What CAS zone is ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Ergonomics / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary / Transportation; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.38; CiteScore 12.1, h-index 256.
How long does peer review take at ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION?
Based on the dates recorded on 110 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 120–191 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION based?
Of the 116 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 22 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (45), Mainland China (22) and Australia (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION open access, and what is the APC?
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .