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Transportation Journal
ISSN 0041-1612 · eISSN 2157-328X · American Society of Transportation and Logistics
Transportation Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.34; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,940; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transportation Journal is published by American Society of Transportation and Logistics and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Transport and Economic Policies, Maritime Ports and Logistics and Urban and Freight Transport Logistics, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Transport and Economic PoliciesBusiness, Management and Accounting17%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering11.1%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering10.3%
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.7%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.5%
- Aviation Industry Analysis and TrendsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.9%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation | 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 | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 452OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,272 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 25 | 10 | 46 |
| 2024 | 40 | 21 | 152 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 67 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 111 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 148 |
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.
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 2,940 / EUR 2,550 / GBP 2,160 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Transportation and Logistics
- ISSN
- 0041-1612
- Electronic ISSN
- 2157-328X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transportation Journal
What CAS zone is Transportation Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transportation Journal is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management / Transportation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transportation Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.34; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 60.
Which databases index Transportation Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transportation Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Transportation Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Transportation Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,940.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .