Journal profile · Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Traffic Safety Research
ISSN 2004-3082 · Technology and Society, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund University · Sweden
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Traffic Safety Research: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 28% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Traffic Safety Research is published by Technology and Society, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Traffic and Road Safety, Transportation Systems and Logistics and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, together about 56.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The TSR publishes high-quality research from a wide range of disciplines—including engineering, psychology, sociology, economics, medicine, political science, and other relevant fields—that help to explain and address road traffic injuries and fatalities. The journal particularly encourages: proactive methodologies that anticipate and prevent risks rather than merely reacting to them multidisciplinary perspectives that reflect the complex, systemic nature of traffic safety challenges. The TSR's topics cover (but are not limited to): system analysis and policy research related to road safety in-depth exploration and causal explanation of accident mechanisms safety aspects of road user behaviour, including social and psychological influences safety of specific groups in traffic, such as cyclists, pedestrians, children or elderly medical, economical, psychological and other consequences of accidents methodological development covering a wide palette of methods such as accident modelling, in-depth investigations, data linkage, self-reporting, surrogate measures of safety, behavioural observations and naturalistic studies, virtual reality, micro-simulations, etc. innovative approaches and explorative studies that bring in new theoretical insights or explanatory mechanisms (even if based on smaller datasets) development and evaluation of road traffic safety counter-measures state-of-the-art knowledge summaries and literature reviews. The primary criteria for paper selection are scientific excellence and a demonstrable contribution to practical knowledge in the field of traffic safety. To support editors in their decision making, an operational list of quality criteria has been developed. In a nutshell, the authors ... ... should consider submitting to the journal if: The paper reports innovative ideas or concepts in the field of road traffic safety, even if the sample size is limited but the methods or results are ground-breaking. The work provides new evidence for better comprehension of the mechanisms behind road accidents occurrence. The findings suggest counter-measures to universally recognized safety problems from infrastructure, vehicle, road users, post-crash care or policy perspectives. The paper reports methodological approaches on traffic safety analysis that represent a clear advancement beyond the state-of-the-art. ... should not submit to the journal if: The topic of the paper is outside road traffic safety domain. The paper lacks solid and clear m
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Editor-in-chief Aliaksei LaureshynPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Sweden 8, Netherlands 5, Denmark 3, Mainland China 2, Italy 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering35.7%
- Transportation Systems and LogisticsEngineering11.1%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology9.7%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences8.1%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering7.2%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions4.6%
- Injury Epidemiology and PreventionMedicine4.4%
- Evacuation and Crowd DynamicsEngineering2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Studies | Q2 | 113/295 | 61st |
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q2 | 130/282 | 54th |
| Safety Research | Q3 | 61/108 | 43rd |
| Transportation | Q3 | 113/169 | 33rd |
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 156 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 210 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 174 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 92 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 34 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | SEK 5,800 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,000 | Yes | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Code availability, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use ‘Declaration of generative AI use’
The authors must state whether in preparation of the manuscript they used generative artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tools, and if so, specify the tool and for which tasks it was used. Read more on generative AI technologies here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Two minimum requirements define the authorship: Making a substantial contribution to the work, verified by the ‘CRediT contribution statement’. Persons whose contributions are not deemed significant can be mentioned in the ‘Acknowledgements’ section. Being accountable for the work and its published form. This is verified through ORCID iD confirmation that assumes that the author is aware about and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability ‘Code availability statement’
The manuscript must include a statement specifying the availability of the code underlying the study, with a justified explanation provided when access is not possible or restricted (e.g. due to usage of proprietary code). By default, the authors are expected to share relevant code through open access repositories (e.g. Zenodo, www.zenodo.org). The code must be available on request for editors and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
A competing interest (the situation may be also referred to as a conflict of interests) occurs when there is a risk that your research was influenced by other people or organizations affected by the publication contents. Competing interests can be of financial (e.g. employment, collaboration, receiving of grants, patents held or pending) or non-financial (e.g. political, legal, or other involvemen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability ‘Data availability statement’
The manuscript must include a statement specifying how the data underlying the study can be accessed, with a justified explanation provided when access is not possible or restricted (e.g. due to constraints specified in the ethics approval or the participant consent procedure). By default, the authors are expected to share relevant data through open access repositories (e.g. Zenodo, www.zenodo.org…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Open peer review
After receiving your submission, the journal will assign a handling editor to it. It is the editor's responsibility to handle the peer-review process, including the initial editorial triage, and communication with external reviewers and the authors. Read more about the open peer reviewing procedure at the TSR here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and plagiarism
All manuscripts are checked during the submission using iThenticate plagiarism detection software. The authors must ensure that all parts of their work are original. If the work and/or words of others have been used, they must be appropriately cited or quoted. Overlap of text with an author's own previously published work, so called text recycling, is considered by the editor on the case-to-case b…
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Traffic Safety Research
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Traffic and Road Safety, Transportation Systems and Logistics.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesSEK 5,800 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 20 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Technology and Society, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund University
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2004-3082
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Traffic Safety Research
How long does peer review take at Traffic Safety Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28%. 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 Traffic Safety Research based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (8), Netherlands (5) and Denmark (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Traffic Safety Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Traffic Safety Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Traffic Safety Research open access, and what is the APC?
Traffic Safety Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .