Journal profile · Engineering-Automotive Engineering
Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
ISSN 1225-6382 · eISSN 2234-0149 · Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers: fully open access; median 39 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); 104 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers is published by Korean Society of Automotive Engineers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Engine and Fuel Emissions, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies and Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, together about 37% of its articles. Its main subfields are Automotive Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Automotive Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Engine and Fuel EmissionsEngineering13.3%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering13.2%
- Vehicle Dynamics and Control SystemsEngineering10.4%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering5.5%
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering5.4%
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicle TechnologiesEngineering5.3%
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration ControlEngineering4.7%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering4%
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Engineering | Q4 | 126/143 | 12th |
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,855 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 107 | 213 |
| 2025 | 104 | 104 | 345 |
| 2024 | 109 | 109 | 370 |
| 2023 | 109 | 109 | 332 |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | 311 |
| 2021 | 124 | 124 | 344 |
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
39 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 26 days – 65 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 116 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (226 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
- ISSN
- 1225-6382
- Electronic ISSN
- 2234-0149
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
How long does peer review take at Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 39 days (interquartile range 26–65 days). 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.
Which databases index Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers is indexed in Scopus.
Is Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers open access, and what is the APC?
Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .