Journal profile · Transportation Science & Technology
IET Intelligent Transport Systems
ISSN 1751-956X · eISSN 1751-9578 · Wiley · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2007
IET Intelligent Transport Systems: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.66; fully open access; APC about USD 2,800; median 182 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 144 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IET Intelligent Transport Systems is published by Wiley and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Traffic control and management, Transportation Planning and Optimization and Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques, together about 39.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Automotive Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IET Intelligent Transport Systems is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to research into the practical applications of intelligent transport systems and infrastructures. The scope of the journal includes the following: Sustainable Traffic Solutions Deployments with enabling technologies Pervasive Monitoring Applications Demonstrations and evaluation Economic and behavioural analyses of ITS services and scenarios Data Integration and analytics Information collection and processing Image processing applications in ITS ITS aspects of electric vehicles Intelligent/Autonomous Vehicles Connected Vehicle Systems In-vehicle ITS, safety and vulnerable road user aspects Mobility as a Service Systems Traffic management and control Public transport systems technologies Fleet and public transport logistics Emergency and incident management Demand management and electronic payment systems Traffic related Air Pollution Management Policy and institutional issues Interoperability, standards and architectures Funding scenarios Enforcement Human machine interaction Education, training and outreach Indexing Information: COMPENDEX (Elsevier) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) INSPEC (IET) Open Access Journal Index – OAJ (NSLC & CEPIEC) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SCOPUS (Elsevier)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Transportation Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Paola PellegriniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 27%); most named Mainland China 15, United Kingdom 15, United States 5, Italy 5, India 2 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traffic control and managementEngineering13.7%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences13.2%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering12.3%
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering10.2%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering5.1%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology4.4%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering4.1%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECPublisher website
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
- 2.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,140OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 141LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 70Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 142Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 479,681Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,347 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 200 | 200 | 78 |
| 2025 | 144 | 144 | 409 |
| 2024 | 146 | 146 | 891 |
| 2023 | 159 | 159 | 1,375 |
| 2022 | 179 | 179 | 2,527 |
| 2021 | 149 | 149 | 2,615 |
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
182 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 251 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 210 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (376 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 183 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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 2,800 / GBP 2,190 / EUR 2,560 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,790 / EUR 2,550 / GBP 2,180 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,530 / GBP 1,980 / EUR 2,310 | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Article types accepted10
- case studyCase Study Report on a specific instance of an interesting or particular phenomenon or instance related to research areas covered by a journal’s scope.Length not stated
- commentaryThe following article types are included in IET Intelligent Transport Systems: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Cri…Length not stated
- industry articleIndustry Article A report from industrial-based scientists undertaking R&D on a new technology, application or technique which may facilitate future product dev…Length not stated
- opinionThe following article types are included in IET Intelligent Transport Systems: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Cri…Length not stated
- original researchThe following article types are included in IET Intelligent Transport Systems: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Cri…Length not stated
- original research paperThe following article types are included in IET Intelligent Transport Systems: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Cri…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe following article types are included in IET Intelligent Transport Systems: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Cri…Length not stated
- research articleThe following article types are included in IET Intelligent Transport Systems: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Cri…Length not stated
- reviewThe following article types are included in IET Intelligent Transport Systems: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Cri…Length not stated
- review articleThe following article types are included in IET Intelligent Transport Systems: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Cri…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
For a complete overview of our Ethical Policies for the IET journals, please click here. The IET believes in clear, transparent and verifiable authorship. In line with ICMJE guidance, to qualify for authorship, each individual must: Have made a substantial contribution to the concept or design of the article; or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the article; AND Drafted t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
IET journals expects data sharing. Please review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms and Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1. Open Access
All IET journals are Gold Open Access titles. Submissions will be subject to an APC if accepted and published in the journal. You can read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver. There is no charge for submitting to IET journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 5. Peer Review and Decisions
IET Intelligent Transport Systems operates under a single-anonymized peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief (or designated Editor) determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Except where otherwise stated, peer review is handled by an Associate Editor, who will engage at least two anonymous reviewers. The final decision …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. All IET journals accept articles previously published on preprint servers. All IET journals will consider review articles previously available as preprints. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1751-956X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-9578
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 IET Intelligent Transport Systems
What CAS zone is IET Intelligent Transport Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IET Intelligent Transport Systems is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Transportation Science & Technology. 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 IET Intelligent Transport Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.66; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at IET Intelligent Transport Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 182 days (interquartile range 130–251 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39% (2025). 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 IET Intelligent Transport Systems based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 15 (about 27%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (15), United Kingdom (15) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IET Intelligent Transport Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IET Intelligent Transport Systems is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is IET Intelligent Transport Systems open access, and what is the APC?
IET Intelligent Transport Systems is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,800.
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: .