Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research
ISSN 1942-7867 · eISSN 1942-7875 · Maney Publishing · UNITED STATES
Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.31; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 285 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research is published by Maney Publishing 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 Transportation Planning and Optimization, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Traffic control and management, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Transportation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research is a quarterly journal that publishes high-quality peer-reviewed and mini-review papers as well as technical notes and book reviews on the state-of-the-art in transportation research. The focus of Transportation Letters is on analytical and empirical findings, methodological papers, and theoretical and conceptual insights across all areas of research. Review resource papers that merge descriptions of the state-of-the-art with innovative and new methodological, theoretical, and conceptual insights spanning all areas of transportation research are invited and of particular interest. Keys areas of interest include: Traffic engineering Travel Behavior Modeling & simulation Freight & logistics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Konstadinos GouliasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 18, Australia 6, Mainland China 5, India 5, Canada 5 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences20.1%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences11.5%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering10.5%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering8.8%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering8.6%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering8.3%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering3.6%
- Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsEngineering3.1%
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 | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Transportation Science and Technology Citation Index
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
- 3.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.87Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.51Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 531OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 93,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,024 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 14 | 52 |
| 2025 | 80 | 9 | 196 |
| 2024 | 98 | 10 | 653 |
| 2023 | 89 | 14 | 964 |
| 2022 | 98 | 12 | 1,628 |
| 2021 | 93 | 15 | 1,973 |
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
285 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 176 days – 412 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 295 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (221 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 83 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted5
- book reviewspublishes high-quality peer-reviewed and mini-review papers as well as technical notes and book reviewsLength not stated
- mini-review paperspublishes high-quality peer-reviewed and mini-review papers as well as technical notes and book reviewsLength not stated
- peer-reviewed paperspublishes high-quality peer-reviewed and mini-review papers as well as technical notes and book reviewsLength not stated
- review resource papersReview resource papers that merge descriptions of the state-of-the-art with innovative and new methodological, theoretical, and conceptual insights spanning all…Length not stated
- technical notespublishes high-quality peer-reviewed and mini-review papers as well as technical notes and book reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Transportation Letters 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 …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Special issues only from major international conferences and only when in collaboration with one of our Associate Editors. Model summary
Our policy in Transportation Letters is to consider special issues only from major international conferences and only when in collaboration with one of our Associate Editors.
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
- Maney Publishing
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1942-7867
- Electronic ISSN
- 1942-7875
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research
What CAS zone is Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Transportation Science & Technology / Transportation. 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 Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.31; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 285 days (interquartile range 176–412 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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 Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (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 3 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), Australia (6) and Mainland China (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research open access, and what is the APC?
Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research is a subscription journal. 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: .