Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION
Journal of Transportation Safety & Security
ISSN 1943-9962 · eISSN 1943-9970 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Transportation Safety & Security: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.71; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 56 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Transportation Safety & Security is published by Taylor & Francis 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 and Road Safety, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques, together about 48.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An official journal of the Southeastern Transportation Center in partnership with Beijing Jiaotong University Prior to the inception of the Journal of Transportation Safety & Security (JTSS), there were limited outlets for publishing research in the areas of comprehensive transportation safety or transportation security. JTSS fills that gap by emphasizing safety issues of multimodal transportation, including highway, transit, ride-sharing, pedestrian and bicycle modes as well as rail, water and aviation. The journal's aim is to disseminate advanced research results and engineering experience to educators, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to enhance transportation safety with comprehensive and integrated solutions. JTSS provides a discussion forum for the exchange of academic ideas, data, and integrated transportation safety solutions developed through engineering research in multimodal transportation safety arenas. The journal is supported and directed by an international editorial board of renowned experts in all modes transportation safety. Relevant topics include comprehensive transportation safety aspects of Infrastructure design Driver behavior and human factors Traffic control and traffic operations Crash data collection and analyses Safety information and communication systems Advanced and emerging vehicle and network technologies Safety policy and planning Security issues of transportation systems and networks Emergency and incident planning and response All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial evaluation by the Editor and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert reviewers. All peer review is single anonymized. Submissions are made online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION
Editor-in-chief Stephen H. RichardsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 33%); most named United States 6, Mainland China 4, Hong Kong, China 1, Japan 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering30.9%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences10.1%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering7.2%
- Injury Epidemiology and PreventionMedicine6.5%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering6.3%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology5.1%
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering4.9%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences4.2%
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 | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOhost Online Research DatabasesPublisher 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
- 2.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.69Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 360OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 47,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 779 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 63 | 3 | 117 |
| 2024 | 42 | 6 | 242 |
| 2023 | 52 | 4 | 391 |
| 2022 | 48 | 1 | 568 |
| 2021 | 50 | 3 | 722 |
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
56 daysfirst decision after review
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
Journal of Transportation Safety & Security is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1943-9962
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-9970
- Society / sponsor
- Southeastern Transportation Center in partnership with Beijing Jiaotong University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Transportation Safety & Security
What CAS zone is Journal of Transportation Safety & Security in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Transportation Safety & Security is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Transportation. 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 Journal of Transportation Safety & Security?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.71; CiteScore 6.4, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Transportation Safety & Security?
The publisher reports about 56 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 Journal of Transportation Safety & Security based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Mainland China (4) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Transportation Safety & Security?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Transportation Safety & Security is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Transportation Safety & Security open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Transportation Safety & Security is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .