Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Vehicle System Dynamics
ISSN 0042-3114 · eISSN 1744-5159 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly
Vehicle System Dynamics: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.35; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 186 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 152 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vehicle System 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 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, Railway Engineering and Dynamics and Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics, together about 44% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Vehicle System Dynamics is an international journal, providing a source of information for the vehicle engineer and the applied scientist. The journal emphasizes the theoretical background of research and development problems of all kinds of road, rail and other ground-based vehicles. Main topics are: Dynamics of vehicle systems and their components Control of motion and forces affecting vehicle behaviour Mathematical modelling, computer aided modelling and simulation, validation, parameter identification and testing, driver modelling Vehicle dynamics simulation tools and platforms Vehicle interactions with the environment including wheel-rail and tyre-ground behaviour Active safety systems including collision and derailment warning, avoidance and mitigation Intelligent vehicles, guided vehicles, automated traffic systems related to vehicle dynamics, unconventional vehicles Authors are advised that all papers submitted to Vehicle Dynamic Systems must fit the following criteria: Provide archivable technical information of interest to the vehicle system dynamics community Broaden the understanding of the dynamic behaviour of the entire vehicle based on physical models and test results Include an adequate level of modelling detail, e.g. on the tyre-road or wheel-rail contact, to represent real or realistic system dynamics Preferably include both physical models and experimental results, e.g. for model development or system validation Where a Machine Learning approach, including physics-based models, is used in processing results it should support a better physical understanding of the problem being considered and the analysis and discussion should focus on aspects of vehicle dynamics and not on the machine learning methods themselves. If Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have been used in the preparation of the manuscript, a detailed statement regarding the tool(s) and the nature of their use must be included. Upon submission, all manuscripts undergo an initial editorial evaluation. At this stage, manuscripts may be rejected for reasons including insufficient originality, serious scientific issues, poor grammar use, or being outside the journal's scope and criteria. Only manuscripts meeting these requirements proceed to a formal peer review process. All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous formal peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees. Note on review papers: VSD pu
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, Austria 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vehicle Dynamics and Control SystemsEngineering19.9%
- Railway Engineering and DynamicsEngineering15.1%
- Soil Mechanics and Vehicle DynamicsEngineering9.1%
- Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations ResearchEngineering8.8%
- Vibration Control and Rheological FluidsEngineering4%
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysisEngineering4%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering3.7%
- Railway Systems and Energy EfficiencyEngineering3.5%
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Astrophysics Data System, OCLC, Applied Mechanics Reviews, British Library Inside, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, Electronic Collections Online, Engineering Information Inc, New Jour, OCLC ArticleFirst, Transport Research Information Services, Zetoc
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
- 4.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.41Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.67LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.67Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,638OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 149LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 331,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,413 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 27 | 46 |
| 2025 | 152 | 43 | 509 |
| 2024 | 165 | 42 | 1,270 |
| 2023 | 125 | 39 | 1,818 |
| 2022 | 131 | 34 | 2,385 |
| 2021 | 137 | 46 | 3,350 |
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
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 262 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 199 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (287 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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- review papers
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Vehicle System Dynamics 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
All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial evaluation; manuscripts may be rejected for insufficient originality, serious scientific issues, poor grammar use, or being outside the journal's scope and criteria. Only manuscripts meeting these requirements proceed to a formal peer review process. Model summary
Upon submission, all manuscripts undergo an initial editorial evaluation. At this stage, manuscripts may be rejected for reasons including insufficient originality, serious scientific issues, poor grammar use, or being outside the journal's scope and criteria. Only manuscripts meeting these requirements proceed to a formal peer review process.
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
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0042-3114
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-5159
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vehicle System Dynamics
What CAS zone is Vehicle System Dynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vehicle System Dynamics is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical. 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 Vehicle System Dynamics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.35; CiteScore 11.3, h-index 133.
How long does peer review take at Vehicle System Dynamics?
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 186 days (interquartile range 126–262 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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 Vehicle System Dynamics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 Vehicle System Dynamics based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United Kingdom (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Vehicle System Dynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vehicle System Dynamics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Vehicle System Dynamics open access, and what is the APC?
Vehicle System Dynamics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .