Journal profile · Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Transactions on Transport Sciences
ISSN 1802-9876 · Palacky University in Olomouc · Czechia
Transactions on Transport Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transactions on Transport Sciences is published by Palacky University in Olomouc. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Traffic and Road Safety, Transportation Planning and Optimization and Urban Transport and Accessibility, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Transportation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transactions on Transport Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal which focuses on the field of behavioural and social sciences in mobility, traffic safety, and sustainable transport, including engineering, economic, and environmental issues. The aim of the journal is to raise the profile of a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to transport research – the development of theory, empirical studies, and the application of research in practice. Theoretical papers are welcome. They should deal with a specific area or problem with a new way of looking at things or with a new methodology, even when the new perspective or methodology are not proven, yet. TOTS provides a platform for transportation experts and researchers, engineers, psychologists, sociologists, economics, ergonomists, and policymakers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Editor-in-chief Ralf RisserPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 2, Israel 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering19%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences11.8%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences9.5%
- Transportation Systems and LogisticsEngineering9.3%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering6.9%
- transportation and logistics systemsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering6.5%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Engineering | Q3 | 92/143 | — |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q3 | 309/432 | — |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q3 | 313/434 | — |
| Applied Psychology | Q3 | 191/258 | — |
| Transportation | Q4 | 128/169 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 340 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 178 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 219 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 163 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 141 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 152 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 94 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| 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 websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Authors confirm commitment to ethical standards and research integrity policies upon submission. Model summary
By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm their commitment to adhere to the journal's ethical standards and research integrity policies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
DOI assigned to peer-reviewed articles Model summary
Each peer-reviewed article in the journal is provided with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Blind peer review is used; identities of authors and reviewers are kept from each other. Model summary
After receiving the submission, the managing editors check the submission and decide whether it is in compliance with the requirements stated in author guidelines and whether it fits within the scope of the journal. Submissions are then assigned to two external peer-reviewers. To ensure the integrity of the blind peer-review for submissions to this journal, every effort should be made to prevent t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All papers are routinely screened for plagiarism using iThenticate. Model summary
All papers are routinely screened for plagiarism (iThenticate).
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
- Palacky University in Olomouc
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1802-9876
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transactions on Transport Sciences
How long does peer review take at Transactions on Transport Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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 Transactions on Transport Sciences based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (2) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transactions on Transport Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transactions on Transport Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Transactions on Transport Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Transactions on Transport Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .