| Title | Public Roads |
| Abbreviation | Public Roads |
| Publication Type | Trade journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Civil and Structural Engineering (Q4); Geography, Planning and Development (Q4); Transportation (Q4) |
| h-index | 13 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 27428 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 0.119 |
| Impact Score | 0.18 |
| Publisher | U.S. Federal Highway Administration |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 333735 |
| Best Quartile | Q4 |
| Coverage History | 1969-1990, 1992-2025 |
Public Roads is a trade journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Civil and Structural Engineering (Q4); Geography, Planning and Development (Q4); Transportation (Q4). It is published by U.S. Federal Highway Administration. The overall rank of Public Roads is 27428. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this trade journal is ranked 0.119. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This trade journal has an h-index of 13. The best quartile for this trade journal is Q4.
The ISSN of Public Roads trade journal is 333735. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Public Roads is cited by a total of 17 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of Public Roads is 0.18, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 0.18 |
| 2023 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 0.10 |
| 2021 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | 0.06 |
| 2019 | 0.01 |
| 2018 | 0.02 |
| 2017 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | 0.06 |
| 2014 | 0.07 |
Public Roads has an h-index of 13. It means 13 articles of this trade journal have more than 13 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
The ISSN of Public Roads is 333735. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.
The overall rank of Public Roads is 27428. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this trade journal is ranked 0.119. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 0.119 |
| 2023 | 0.126 |
| 2022 | 0.121 |
| 2021 | 0.101 |
| 2020 | 0.109 |
| 2019 | 0.101 |
| 2018 | 0.100 |
| 2017 | 0.100 |
| 2016 | 0.100 |
| 2015 | 0.107 |
| 2014 | 0.111 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 27428 |
| 2023 | 24997 |
| 2022 | 24175 |
| 2021 | 26283 |
| 2020 | 28864 |
| 2019 | 29065 |
| 2018 | 31295 |
| 2017 | 32041 |
| 2016 | 31866 |
| 2015 | 27470 |
| 2014 | 26146 |
Public Roads is published by U.S. Federal Highway Administration. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this trade journal is as following: 1969-1990, 1992-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.
The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Public Roads is Public Roads. This abbreviation ('Public Roads') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.
If your research field is/are related to Civil and Structural Engineering (Q4); Geography, Planning and Development (Q4); Transportation (Q4), then please visit the official website of this trade journal.
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.
The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.
Public Roads latest impact IF is 0.18. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this trade journal are 0.18 (2024) and 0.00 (2017), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 0.06 in the previous 11 years.
The Public Roads has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 0.119, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2025. In the past 11 years, this trade journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 0.126 in 2023 and the lowest being 0.100 in 2018. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Public Roads over the previous 11-year period stands at 0.06.
The latest h-index of the Public Roads is 13.
The Public Roads is published by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, with its country of publication being the United States.
The Public Roads is currently ranked 27428 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 11 years, this trade journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 24175 in 2022 and its lowest position of 32041 in 2017.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Public Roads is Public Roads.
Public Roads is classified as a trade journal that the U.S. Federal Highway Administration publishes.
The Public Roads encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this trade journal.
The Public Roads is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 333735.
The best quartile for the Public Roads is Q4 (2024).
The Public Roads coverage history can be summarized as follows: 1969-1990, 1992-2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 0.18 |
| 2023 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 0.10 |
| 2021 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | 0.06 |
| 2019 | 0.01 |
| 2018 | 0.02 |
| 2017 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | 0.06 |
| 2014 | 0.07 |
