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IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
ISSN 2687-7813 · IEEE · United States
IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,160; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems is published by IEEE 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 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Traffic control and management and Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques, together about 39.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems covers theoretical, experimental and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering and information technologies as applied to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), defined as those systems utilizing synergistic technologies and systems engineering concepts to develop and improve transportation systems of all kinds. Topics of consideration are:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jiaqi MaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering15.2%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering13.4%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering10.9%
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Engineering6.6%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences6.3%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering4.7%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering4.4%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science3.9%
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 | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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 | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | 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)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 185OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 531 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 133 | 133 | 92 |
| 2025 | 117 | 117 | 522 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 514 |
| 2023 | 81 | 81 | 1,475 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | 1,776 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 993 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 2,160 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,075 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,995 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,160 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
This journal is 100% open access, which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. All articles are currently published under Creative Commons licenses (either CCBY or CCBY-NC-ND), and the author retains copyright. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles published under CCBY, or u…
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
- IEEE
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2687-7813
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
What CAS zone is IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / 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 IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 10.3, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,160.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .