Journal profile · Transportation Science & Technology
Promet-Traffic & Transportation
ISSN 0353-5320 · eISSN 1848-4069 · Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb · CROATIA · Bimonthly
Promet-Traffic & Transportation: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 92 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Promet-Traffic & Transportation is published by Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Transportation Planning and Optimization, Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques and Traffic control and management, together about 36.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Promet – Traffic&Transportation is an internationally indexed scientific journal, published by the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb. The mission of our journal is to provide high-quality communication of research results, which is crucial for the effectiveness of scientific research, the promotion of scientific information, new ideas, and original research in the field of traffic and transportation engineering. Our vision is to publish relevant scientific papers to become a focal point for the promotion of scientific activity in the global environment and among our readers and authors. Our young and dynamic editorial board consists of excellent researchers in the field of traffic and transportation engineering who strive to be both constructive and critical while managing the review process, thereby enhancing the quality of the journal. To fulfill our aim of making our publications globally recognized, the journal will continue its long tradition of open access to ensure that scientific papers are available to all interested parties. The themes that we focus on are modern, innovative, and sustainable research in the field of traffic and transportation engineering, where we aim to promote scientific work that highlights ecology, safety, sustainable infrastructure, optimal operations, digital environments, and new technologies, all in order to improve process quality, reduce costs, and mitigate the impact of our scientific field on the environment. The editorial policy of the Promet – Traffic&Transportation journal will be based on providing timely, high-quality, and competent information, ensuring that accepted papers are published in the shortest possible time. Our focus will be on identifying good and interesting papers and assisting authors in preparing valuable work for international review. We will adhere to the criteria of scientific excellence and to the highest standards and international editorial conventions applicable in scientific publishing. Promoting young researchers and providing them with space in the scientific research community is also part of our mission! We are proud of our history of continuous publishing, our thematic focus in the field of technical sciences, and our international outlook. In this context, we will strive to become even better! Ivona Bajor, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief Journal Overview The received papers are subject to peer review in accordance with the recommendations for internat
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Transportation Science & Technology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 5, Belgium 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences15.6%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering11.1%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering10%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering7.3%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering5.5%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering5.1%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences4.7%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
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 | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,230 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 89 | 5 |
| 2025 | 92 | 92 | 107 |
| 2024 | 76 | 76 | 263 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 259 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 371 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 455 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 56 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | EUR 1,500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 900 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 900 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,200 / EUR 1,500 / EUR 500 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- EUR 500
- Submission fee
- EUR 1,500
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 websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship Criteria
All persons who meet authorship criteria are listed as authors, and all authors guarantee that they have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content, including participation in the concept, design, analysis, writing or revision of the manuscript. Furthermore, each author warrants that this material or similar material has not been and will not be submitted t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Original work only Model summary
I confirm that the submission has not been previously published and is not under consideration by another journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license Model summary
The journal operates under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind review process Model summary
I confirm that the manuscript does not include the names of authors or collaborators, in accordance with the double-blind review process
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
- Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb
- Country or region
- CROATIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0353-5320
- Electronic ISSN
- 1848-4069
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Promet-Traffic & Transportation
What CAS zone is Promet-Traffic & Transportation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Promet-Traffic & Transportation is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Transportation Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Promet-Traffic & Transportation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Promet-Traffic & Transportation?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Promet-Traffic & Transportation based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (5) and Belgium (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Promet-Traffic & Transportation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Promet-Traffic & Transportation is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Promet-Traffic & Transportation open access, and what is the APC?
Promet-Traffic & Transportation is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .