Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
European Transport Research Review
ISSN 1866-8887 · Springer International Publishing · GERMANY · Founded 2009
European Transport Research Review: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.8; fully open access; APC about USD 1,990; median 311 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Transport Research Review is published by Springer International Publishing and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization and Transportation and Mobility Innovations, together about 37.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Transport Research Review (ETRR) is a peer-reviewed open access journal publishing original high-quality scholarly research and developments in areas related to transportation science, technologies, policy and practice. Established in 2008 by the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI), the Journal provides researchers and practitioners around the world with an authoritative forum for the dissemination and critical discussion of new ideas and methodologies that originate in, or are of special interest to, the European transport research community. The journal is unique in its field, as it covers all modes of transport and addresses both the engineering and the social science perspective, offering a truly multidisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, engineers and policymakers. ETRR is aimed at a readership including researchers, practitioners in the design and operation of transportation systems, and policymakers at the international, national, regional and local levels. ETRR covers the following main areas of interest: Mobility and travel behavior Transportation safety and security Transportation economics Transportation planning and policy Human factors in transportation Traffic and demand management Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Freight transport and logistics Air and waterway transport Transportation impacts of emerging vehicle technologies Environmental issues in transportation and climate change Equity, social and health issues related to transport Examples of particular topics of interest are: urban logistics, intermodal transport systems, transitions towards sustainable transport, accessibility and equity analysis, technologies for improving network and vehicle efficiency, advances in integrated transport systems and intermodal transportation, traffic safety analysis, traffic flow theory and modeling, IT technologies for transport data collection and analysis, strategies for vehicle-to-vehicle communications and the transport impacts and indirect impacts of autonomous vehicles. ETRR does not publish papers which focus purely on (road/rail) infrastructure technology, vehicle technology or information technology, but we welcome papers on the transport system impacts (e.g. improving network or vehicle efficiency) and/or policy impacts/implications of various (vehicle/infrastructure/information) technological developments. The Journal encourages thematic collections of related articles from major Eu
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Frank WitloxPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 5, Italy 4, Sweden 4, Belgium 4, Greece 4 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences13.8%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences13.8%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering9.8%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering8.9%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering7.7%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering5.1%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering4.9%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 526OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 844 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 89 | 30 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 480 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | 982 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 1,085 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 1,172 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 2,618 |
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 Crossref · to
311 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 158 days – 404 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 336 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (173 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | EUR 1,690 / USD 1,990 / GBP 1,490 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,990 / EUR 1,690 / GBP 1,340 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,290 / USD 1,890 / EUR 1,570 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,490 / USD 1,990 / EUR 1,690 | — | — |
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 papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Not considered
- APC waivers and discounts
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. European Transport Research Review articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1866-8887
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Transport Research Review
What CAS zone is European Transport Research Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Transport Research Review is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Transportation / Transportation Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Transport Research Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.8; CiteScore 9, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at European Transport Research Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 311 days (interquartile range 158–404 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of European Transport Research Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: LaTeX and Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of European Transport Research Review based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (5), Italy (4) and Sweden (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Transport Research Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Transport Research Review is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Transport Research Review open access, and what is the APC?
European Transport Research Review is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .