Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Japanese Railway Engineering
ISSN 0448-8938 · Japan Railway Engineers' Association
Japanese Railway Engineering: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Japanese Railway Engineering is published by Japan Railway Engineers' Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency and Transportation Systems and Safety, together about 59.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Railway Engineering and DynamicsEngineering23.9%
- Railway Systems and Energy EfficiencyEngineering21.1%
- Transportation Systems and SafetyComputer Science14.2%
- transportation and logistics systemsSocial Sciences9.7%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences2.9%
- Structural Engineering and Materials AnalysisEngineering2.7%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering2.7%
- Electric Power Systems and ControlEngineering2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Q4 | 721/740 | 2nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 567 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Japan Railway Engineers' Association
- ISSN
- 0448-8938
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japanese Railway Engineering
Which databases index Japanese Railway Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Japanese Railway Engineering is indexed in Scopus.
Is Japanese Railway Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Japanese Railway Engineering is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .