Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION
IATSS Research
ISSN 0386-1112 · Elsevier · Netherlands
IATSS Research: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,450; review about 256 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IATSS Research is published by Elsevier 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 Traffic and Road Safety, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Transportation Planning and Optimization, together about 44.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The official Journal of the International Association of Traffic and Safety SciencesFirst published in 1977 as an international journal sponsored by the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences, IATSS Research has contributed to the dissemination of academic research and findings on ideal mobility, from Asia and to a worldwide scope.IATSS Research is an international refereed journal providing a platform for exchanging scientific findings on transportation and safety across a wide range of academic fields, with particular emphasis on links between scientific findings and practice in social and cultural contexts.IATSS Research welcomes submissions that satisfy the following conditions:Regular-issue papers In addition to field-specific papers, IATSS Research welcomes transdisciplinary papers on transport-related topics, including economic, educational, environmental, and medical issues. Note that regular papers must address safety issues related to traffic or transportation.Paper categories: Original research articles, review articlesSpecial-issue papers IATSS Research occasionally plans and publishes special issues comprising invited papers addressing specific topics. Our Editorial Committee plans the content of special issues, so we do not accept general proposals for special issues. Depending on the content covered in special issues, papers not addressing safety issues may be acceptable.Paper categories: Original research articles, review articles, short communications, overviews, case studies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION
Editor-in-chief M. KiiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Japan 20, United States 7, India 6, United Kingdom 4, Taiwan, China 3 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering22.4%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences13.4%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences8.7%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering4.8%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering4.7%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology4.5%
- Injury Epidemiology and PreventionMedicine4.5%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering4%
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 |
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 |
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)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 478OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 11 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 165 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 333 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 670 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 724 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 1,330 |
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
256 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 42 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 42 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 113 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 256 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 42 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 | USD 1,450 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,450 | Yes | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- case study/overview/short communicationIn addition to the article types designated above, the journal may publish invited papers in the categories of Case Study/Overview/Short Communication.Length not stated
- reviewIATSS Research publishes the following two types of papers:Research PapersTheoretical or practical research findings whose content is original, useful, reliable…Length not stated
- review papersReview Papers: Comprehensive reviews of the literature on a specified topic, which update previously published reviews or propose new interpretations of the cur…Length not stated
- short communicationIATSS Research publishes the following two types of papers:Research PapersTheoretical or practical research findings whose content is original, useful, reliable…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
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 interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright transfer Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
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 Peer review
Peer review Model summary
This journal operates a double 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 ·
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
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0386-1112
- Society / sponsor
- International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IATSS Research
What CAS zone is IATSS Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IATSS Research is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Transportation. 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 IATSS Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at IATSS Research?
The publisher reports about 256 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 42 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 IATSS Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 IATSS Research based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (20), United States (7) and India (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IATSS Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IATSS Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IATSS Research open access, and what is the APC?
IATSS Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,450.
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: .