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Railway Engineering Science is an international, peer-reviewed, and free open-access journal that publishes original research articles and comprehensive reviews related to fundamental engineering science and emerging technologies in rail transit systems, focusing on the cutting-edge research in high-speed railway, heavy-haul railway, urban rail transit, maglev system, hyperloop transportation, etc. The main goal of the journal is to maintain high quality of publications, serving as a medium for railway academia and industry to exchange new ideas and share the latest achievements in scientific research, technical innovation and industrial development in railway science and engineering. The topics include but are not limited to

  • Design theory and construction technology
  • System dynamics and safety
  • Electrification, signaling and communication
  • Operation and maintenance
  • System health monitoring and reliability
  • Environmental impact and sustainability
  • Cutting-edge technologies

The publication costs for Railway Engineering Science are fully covered by Southwest Jiaotong University so authors do not need to pay any article-processing charges.
Editor-in-Chief
  • Wanming Zhai
Impact factor
6.3 (2022)
5 year impact factor
6.3 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
8 days
Downloads
403,273 (2023)

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Electronic ISSN
2662-4753
Print ISSN
2662-4745
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  1. Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  2. Baidu
  3. CLOCKSS
  4. CNKI
  5. CNPIEC
  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - GoOA
  7. DOAJ
  8. Dimensions
  9. EBSCO
  10. EI Compendex
  11. Emerging Sources Citation Index
  12. Google Scholar
  13. INSPEC
  14. Naver
  15. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  16. Portico
  17. ProQuest
  18. SCImago
  19. SCOPUS
  20. TD Net Discovery Service
  21. Transport Research International Documentation(TRID)
  22. UGC-CARE List (India)
  23. Wanfang
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