Journal profile · Engineering, Civil

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD

ISSN 0361-1981 · eISSN 2169-4052 · US National Research Council · UNITED STATES · Irregular · Founded 1963

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 870 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor2.1Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Engineering

Review timeabout 3 monthsCommunity average

APCUSD 3,650Hybrid journal: charged only for open-access articles

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year8702025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD is published by US National Research Council 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 Transportation Planning and Optimization, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

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From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences16%
Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering10.3%
Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationEngineering8.6%
Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences8.4%
Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering8.3%
Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering7.3%
Traffic control and managementEngineering7.2%
Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering4.1%

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	Engineering, Civil	Zone 4
Minor	Transportation Science & Technology	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	Transportation Science & Technology	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	Engineering, Civil	Zone 4
Minor	Transportation Science & Technology	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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: 2.1LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 4.1LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.56LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.94LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 94LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 200OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 15,389OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 2.12OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 9.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 14.36%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 870LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 39,094 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	622	113	88
2025	870	145	1,318
2024	830	207	3,508
2023	963	236	7,498
2022	990	196	9,258
2021	902	165	10,751

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 3 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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 3,650 / GBP 2,676	—	—	2026-10-01

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: US National Research Council
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Irregular
Founded: 1963
ISSN: 0361-1981
Electronic ISSN: 2169-4052
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD

What CAS zone is TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Transportation Science & Technology. 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 RESEARCH RECORD?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.1; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 200.

How long does peer review take at TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD?

Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.

Which databases index TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD open access, and what is the APC?

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.

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 2026-08-25). Last updated: 2026-10-01.