Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Transport
ISSN 1648-4142 · eISSN 1648-3480 · Vilnius Gediminas Technical University · LITHUANIA · Bi-monthly · Founded 1986
Transport: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.98; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 15 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transport is published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical 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 Transportation Planning and Optimization, Urban and Freight Transport Logistics and Maritime Ports and Logistics, together about 25.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
In order to provide free access to readers, and to cover the costs of peer-review, copyediting, typesetting, long-term archiving, and Journal management, an Article Publishing Charge (APC) is applied to papers accepted after peer-review. Since 1 January 2022, a fixed APC of 400 EUR is going to be applied for all submitted manuscripts (minimum manuscript extent is 6 pages; maximum manuscript extent is not limited).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Olegas PrentkovskisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Poland 4, Mainland China 3, Italy 3, Croatia 3, Australia 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences12%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering7%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering6.5%
- Transport and Logistics InnovationsEngineering5.1%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering5%
- Transportation Systems and LogisticsEngineering4.9%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering4.9%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering4.5%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- 2.98LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.88Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 544OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,551 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 159 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 142 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 294 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 400 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 400 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 400 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 400 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 300–500 words
- Keywords
- 5–12
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- original paperThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Author contributions and Acknowledgments
Each person who made an intellectual contribution to the research, and the evaluation/analysis and to the writing of the article should be named as an author. People who contributed to the work (but do not fulfil the authorship criteria) should be listed in the Acknowledgments, along with their contributions. You must ensure that anyone named in the acknowledgments agrees to being named. See the j…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Authors must also provide a disclosure statement within the article which will acknowledge any financial, professional, personal interest or benefit they have arising from the direct applications of their research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
The TRANSPORT is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is published according to the Core Practices of the COPE and strictly follow their guidelines in respect of publication ethics and managing problems when they arise. All authors are expected to comply with good practice in regard to their research and the reporting of their research. See further in the Journal policies. Au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and publication
Authors retain copyright Model summary
During submission you will be asked to sign various warranties about the article (see Journal policies). These include affirming that it is original and does not infringe any legal or personal rights (e.g. copyright, libel or privacy). Authors retain copyright in their articles, but grant VILNIUS TECH the right of the first publication. All papers will be published open access under a Creative Com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Transport will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal
Open access under CC BY 4.0 Model summary
After seven years of partnership with Taylor & Francis in co-publishing of Transport, we are proud to announce that from 2018 Transport will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal. 2018-01-23
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review and decisions
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The journal uses double-blind peer review (neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of each other) to avoid bias. See the journal policies Peer review. Manuscripts should be submitted as two separate files in Word format (see in Template of a manuscript). After submission all articles are evaluated by the editorial office and may be immediately rejected if they are considered to be …
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
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
- Country or region
- LITHUANIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 1648-4142
- Electronic ISSN
- 1648-3480
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transport
What CAS zone is Transport in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transport 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 Transport?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.98; CiteScore 4, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Transport?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Transport?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 300–500 words; Keywords: 5–12; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Transport based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (4), Mainland China (3) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transport?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transport is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transport open access, and what is the APC?
Transport 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: .