Journal profile · Social Sciences-Transportation
Asian Transport Studies
ISSN 2185-5560 · Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies · Japan
Asian Transport Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; review about 257 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Transport Studies is published by Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies and is classed under Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization and Traffic and Road Safety, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Transportation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official Journal of EASTS (Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies)Asian Transport Studies (ATS) is a refereed international open access journal published by the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) and Elsevier. First published in 2009, ATS aims at providing useful insights into solving Asia-specific transport-related issues from both theoretical and practical perspectives. It treats all types of transport modes and all issues in the transport sector. While papers dealing with Asia-specific issues are especially welcome, other papers related to transportation studies are also within the scope of this journal.EASTS is an international cooperative society of researchers and practitioners from the Asian region. Its primary objectives are to foster and support excellence in transportation research and practice and to stimulate professional interchanges in all aspects and modes of transportation. It organizes an international conference on transportation research every two years.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Transportation
Editor-in-chief Yu-Chiun ChiouPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Japan 16, Taiwan, China 8, Australia 6, United States 4, South Korea 3 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences17.5%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences15.1%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering9.1%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering8.7%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering4.9%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering4.9%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences4.7%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 283 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 122 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 226 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 427 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 226 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
257 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 18 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 257 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,200 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,200 / EUR 1,120 / GBP 960 / JPY 148,840 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,200 | — | — |
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 papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Author contributions
Word limit of 7500 words Model summary
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
Corresponding authors, on behalf of all the authors of a submission, must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 8. Copyright
Exclusive License Agreement Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete an 'Exclusive License Agreement' (Asee more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3. Peer Review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving 9. Self-archiving Policy
For open access publishing this journal uses an exclusive licensing agreement. Authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights and Elsevier will be granted publishing and distribution rights. Elsevier supports responsible sharing. Find out how you can share your research published in Elsevier journals.
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
- Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2185-5560
- Society / sponsor
- EASTS
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Transport Studies
What CAS zone is Asian Transport Studies in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asian Transport Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Asian Transport Studies?
The publisher reports about 257 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. 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 Asian Transport Studies based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (16), Taiwan, China (8) and Australia (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Transport Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Transport Studies is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Asian Transport Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Transport Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .