Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
ISSN 1524-9050 · eISSN 1558-0016 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.93; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: hard; 1,725 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Traffic control and management, Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety and Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques, together about 35.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems covers fundamental and applied research on all scientific and technical aspects of modern transportation systems, including but not limited to sensing, communications, controls, planning, design, and implementation of intelligent transportation systems. It covers theory, methodologies, modeling and simulation, experimentation, and evaluations of transportation systems that include multi-modal transportation, surface transportation traffic, coordinated multiple vehicles, infrastructure, and other road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, etc.) and their interactions. The Transactions also serve as a forum for the design, analysis, and control of information technology as it is applied to transportation systems.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Simona SaconePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traffic control and managementEngineering12.3%
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering11.9%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering11%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences8.8%
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Engineering6.8%
- Video Surveillance and Tracking MethodsComputer Science4.7%
- Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science4.4%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | 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 | Engineering, Civil | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 8.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 20.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112LetPub ·
- h-index
- 269OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,972OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,656LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,396 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 842 | 111 | 499 |
| 2025 | 1,725 | 166 | 10,491 |
| 2024 | 1,461 | 210 | 24,762 |
| 2023 | 1,232 | 268 | 39,971 |
| 2022 | 1,273 | 268 | 51,313 |
| 2021 | 1,068 | 272 | 56,041 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1524-9050
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-0016
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Transportation Science & Technology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.93; CiteScore 20.5, h-index 269.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .