Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
ISSN 2083-6473 · eISSN 2083-6481 · Gdynia Maritime University · Poland
TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 166 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation is published by Gdynia Maritime University 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 Maritime Navigation and Safety, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Maritime Ports and Logistics, together about 47.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, The TransNav, is addressed to scientists and professionals in order to share their experience, expert knowledge and research results, concerning all aspects of navigation and sea transportation. The Journal is published four times a year and contains original papers contributing to the science of broadly defined navigation: from the highly technical to the descriptive and historical, over land through the sea, air and space, including those presented at the TransNav conferences, to promote young researchers, new field of maritime sciences and technologies. The focus of TransNav is high-quality, scholarly research that addresses development, application and implications, in the field of maritime education, maritime safety management, maritime policy sciences, maritime industries, marine environment and energy technology. Subjects of papers include electronics, astronomy, mathematics, cartography, command and control, psychology, operational research, risk analysis, theoretical physics, operation in hostile environments, instrumentation, ergonomics, financial planning and law. Also of interest are logistics, transport and mobility. The Journal provides a forum for transportation researchers, engineers, navigators, ergonomists, and policy-makers with an interest in maritime researches. From contemporary issues to the scientific, technological, political, economic, cultural and social aspects of maritime shipping, transportation and navigation, the TransNav publishes innovative, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research on marine navigation subjects and is set to become the leading international scholarly journal specialising in debate and discussion on maritime subjects. The TransNav is especially concerned to set maritime studies in a broad international and comparative context.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Adam WeintritPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Poland 89, Japan 13, Ukraine 8, United Kingdom 6, Germany 6 (178 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maritime Navigation and SafetyEngineering28.2%
- Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Science9.9%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering9.5%
- Ship Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityEngineering7.1%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences5.9%
- Marine and Coastal ResearchEngineering3.7%
- Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisEngineering3.4%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology3.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCOhost, TRID Database - Transportation Research Board, Index Copernicus Journals Master List, BazTech
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 194OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 158LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,347 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 53 | 99 |
| 2025 | 166 | 166 | 83 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 56 |
| 2023 | 156 | 156 | 378 |
| 2022 | 84 | 84 | 412 |
| 2021 | 104 | 104 | 629 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 300 | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- protocolProtocolLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Model summary
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License Terms and Copyright
The journal operates under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licensce. Authors retain the copyright and publishing rights of all articles and materials published in the journal under their name as long as proper attribution is respected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Every single contribution submitted to TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation will be sent to, at least, two reviewers, though usually could be sent to three or more independent reviewers, selected by the editor and sometimes by more if further advice is required (e.g., on statistics or on a particular technique). The primary purpose of the review…
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
- Gdynia Maritime University
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2083-6473
- Electronic ISSN
- 2083-6481
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
What CAS zone is TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea 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 TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation based?
Of the 178 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (89), Japan (13) and Ukraine (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation open access, and what is the APC?
TransNav-International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .