Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION
Transport Reviews
ISSN 0144-1647 · eISSN 1464-5327 · Taylor & Francis
Transport Reviews: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11.04; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 210 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transport Reviews is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization and Transportation and Mobility Innovations, together about 42.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transport Reviews is an international review journal covering all aspects of transport. It provides authoritative and up to date research-based reviews of transport related topics that are informative to those that are knowledgeable in the subject area. It also provides a means by which experts from different backgrounds can find out about the subject area, so the papers should be accessible to a wide ranging readership. Transport Reviews encourages submissions from all disciplinary perspectives (e.g. economics or engineering), all relevant subject areas (e.g. social issues or environment), and all methodological approaches (e.g. modelling, qualitative approaches or mixed-methods). The reviews normally present new methodological approaches, new analysis, innovative perspectives and original data, but are not exclusively research based. Transport Reviews has authors from a range of backgrounds, including conventional academic authors, and those working in consultancies, local authorities, government departments and the international agencies. The geographic spread of authors is extensive. A Review Paper “takes a comprehensive overview of a subject, bringing together the material and coming to some interesting conclusions”. There are four main elements that we are looking for: a) The review should be authoritative, critical and add value to the literature; b) The paper should primarily be a review, although secondary data showing general trends can be used. Primary data analyses (including data collection and data analysis) are beyond the scope of the journal. The conclusions should always relate to the review elements of the paper; c) In all cases, the discussion must be in the context of the relevant peer-reviewed literature, and as relevant, the grey literature. More general conclusions should be drawn so that the paper is of interest to a wide range of readers; d) The review should be interesting, readable, up to date and be written in such a way that it will provide valuable insights and encourage discussion and debate. Additional information on writing a literature review for Transport Reviews can be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01441647.2015.1065456. Further tips are also available on our Author Services website. For more information about the journal please see www.tandfonline.com/TTRV. Read the Open Access Gold Open Access ensures your article is freely and permanently available online. To provide Gold Open Access, this j
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION
Editor-in-chief Jonas De VosPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences17.7%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences17.5%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering7.7%
- Transport and Economic PoliciesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering6.6%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering5.6%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering4.1%
- Aviation Industry Analysis and TrendsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIECurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography, International Development Abstracts
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
- 11.04LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 11Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 14.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 21.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.79LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 2.79Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.87LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 3.87Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,030OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 578,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,888 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 31 | 31 |
| 2025 | 61 | 45 | 315 |
| 2024 | 38 | 24 | 639 |
| 2023 | 55 | 36 | 1,970 |
| 2022 | 37 | 24 | 1,895 |
| 2021 | 50 | 31 | 3,711 |
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
210 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 167 days – 305 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 228 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (104 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted1
- review paperA Review Paper “takes a comprehensive overview of a subject, bringing together the material and coming to some interesting conclusions”.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access
- Data availability
Primary data analyses (including data collection and data analysis) are beyond the scope of the journal. Model summary
Primary data analyses (including data collection and data analysis) are beyond the scope of the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Model summary
Transport Reviews is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and reade…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0144-1647
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-5327
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transport Reviews
What CAS zone is Transport Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transport Reviews is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Transportation; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transport Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.04; CiteScore 21.7, h-index 151.
How long does peer review take at Transport Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 210 days (interquartile range 167–305 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 JCR quartile is Transport Reviews in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Engineering.
Which databases index Transport Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transport Reviews is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transport Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Transport Reviews is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .