Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics
ISSN 2168-0566 · eISSN 2324-9943 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · PEOPLES R CHINA
Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.2; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 240 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 2 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, Traffic control and management and Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Transportation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief William H.K. LamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 22%); most named Hong Kong, China 20, Mainland China 15, United States 7, Canada 4, South Korea 3 (69 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences24.9%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering20.1%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering12.6%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering6.6%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences5.1%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering4.5%
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering4%
- Evacuation and Crowd DynamicsEngineering2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| 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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · 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
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Social Scisearch ®, Journal Citation Reports / Social Sciences Edition, Journal Citation Reports / Science Edition, Transportation Research Information Services
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
- 4.2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.87Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 279OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 124,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 628 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 14 | 29 |
| 2025 | 93 | 9 | 242 |
| 2024 | 74 | 23 | 504 |
| 2023 | 40 | 9 | 348 |
| 2022 | 61 | 13 | 867 |
| 2021 | 53 | 13 | 830 |
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
240 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 171 days – 338 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 260 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (201 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)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Transportmetrica A: Transport Science 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 disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-0566
- Print ISSN
- 2324-9935
- Electronic ISSN
- 2324-9943
- Society / sponsor
- Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics
What CAS zone is Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Transportation / Transportation Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.2; CiteScore 6.4, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 240 days (interquartile range 171–338 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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 Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics 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 2 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics based?
Of the 69 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 15 (about 22%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (20), Mainland China (15) and United States (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics 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 Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics open access, and what is the APC?
Transportmetrica B-Transport Dynamics 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: .