Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology
ISSN 2196-7202 · eISSN 2196-7210 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 59 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); 248 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization, Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, together about 49% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology provides a state-of-the-science profile of new developments in transportation-related geotechnology from around the world. The Journal covers all types of transportation infrastructure, including bridges, retaining walls, roads, highways, railways, tunnels, culverts, seaports, airports, and related installations. Rigorously-reviewed research papers and reviews in the Journal address a broad range of subjects such as geotechnical design, construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructures, earthworks for transportation facilities, geomaterials and recycled materials; geotechnics for pavements, rail track, and airfield; geosynthetics and applications, sustainability, performance evaluation, rehabilitation, risk assessment and environmental issues. The Journal publishes original research articles and reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Editor-in-chief Jonathan T.H.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 15%); most named United States 15, Mainland China 6, Japan 5, Taiwan, China 3, Italy 2 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering19.7%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering15.6%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering13.7%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering11.6%
- Grouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsEngineering5.8%
- Landfill Environmental Impact StudiesEnvironmental Science3.5%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 252LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 128,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,053 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 288 | 31 | 103 |
| 2025 | 248 | 19 | 648 |
| 2024 | 152 | 12 | 857 |
| 2023 | 93 | 8 | 838 |
| 2022 | 59 | 10 | 555 |
| 2021 | 70 | 9 | 940 |
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
59 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 38 days – 84 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 70 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (587 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
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
- original research articleTransportation Infrastructure Geotechnology welcomes for review state-of-the-science papers addressing new developments in transportation-related geotechnology …Length not stated
- original research articlesThe Journal publishes original research articles and reveiws.Length not stated
- research paperTransportation Infrastructure Geotechnology welcomes for review state-of-the-science papers addressing new developments in transportation-related geotechnology …Length not stated
- reviewTransportation Infrastructure Geotechnology welcomes for review state-of-the-science papers addressing new developments in transportation-related geotechnology …Length not stated
- reviewsThe Journal publishes original research articles and reveiws.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 2196-7202
- Electronic ISSN
- 2196-7210
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology
What CAS zone is Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Geological. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 59 days (interquartile range 38–84 days). 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 Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Mainland China (6) and Japan (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .