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Journal of Railway Science and Engineering is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 2.2). Published by Central South University.
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ISSN 1672-7029Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Central South University
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building and Construction | 143 / 258 | 44th | Q3 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 574 / 1030 | 44th | Q3 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 432 / 740 | 41st | Q3 |
| Control and Systems Engineering | 228 / 390 | 41st | Q3 |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | 265 / 434 | 39th | Q3 |
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2023–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 2.2.
Journal of Railway Science and Engineering is Q3 in Building and Construction (rank 143 of 258), Q3 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (rank 574 of 1030) and Q3 in Mechanical Engineering (rank 432 of 740), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 5 subject areas in all.
Journal of Railway Science and Engineering is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.2, quartile Q3, 44th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.402, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 13.
Journal of Railway Science and Engineering is published by Central South University. Its ISSN is 1672-7029.
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
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