Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Transport Problems
ISSN 1896-0596 · eISSN 2300-861X · Silesian University of Technology · Poland
Transport Problems: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transport Problems is published by Silesian University of Technology 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 Transport and Logistics Innovations, Transportation Planning and Optimization and Vehicle emissions and performance, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Transportation and Automotive Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Bogusław ŁazarzPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 2, United States 1, Canada 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Transport and Logistics InnovationsEngineering8.6%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences8.4%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering7%
- transportation and logistics systemsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Transportation Systems and LogisticsEngineering5.5%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering5.1%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences4.6%
- Transportation Systems and SafetyComputer Science4.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 871 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 8 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 45 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 104 |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | 122 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 246 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | 341 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 350 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 350 | No | — |
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
- Silesian University of Technology
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1896-0596
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-861X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transport Problems
What CAS zone is Transport Problems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transport Problems 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.
How long does peer review take at Transport Problems?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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 Transport Problems based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (2), United States (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transport Problems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transport Problems is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Transport Problems open access, and what is the APC?
Transport Problems is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .