Journal Rankings for Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

These rankings have been prepared to assist researchers in choosing a journal for paper submission. The rankings (tiers) for the journals below are also reflected in the University of Sydney Business School Journal Rankings (access available to Business School staff only).

ERA Rank

A* - Best

A - Very high quality

B - Solid (but not outstanding) reputation

C - Quality, peer reviewed

Excellence in Research for Australia Tiers for the Ranking of Australian Journals 2010

ERA FoR Code

Excellence in Research for Australia Field of Research Code List 2010

Impact Factor

The Thomson Reuters Impact Factor 2010

Journal information

Further information on the journals listed below

Tier 4 - Leading journal in field

Journal ISSN (Print) ERA Rank ERA FoR Code Impact Factor
Environment and Planning A 0308-518X A 1205 2.070
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 0095-0696 A 1402 2.989
Journal of the American Planning Association 0194-4363  A* 1205 1.559 
Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 0022-5258 A 1402 0.732
Journal of Operations Management 0272-6963 A* 1503 5.093
Management Science 0025-1909 A* 806 2.221
Regional Studies 0034-3404 A* 1604 1.259
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 0965-8564 A 1507 1.601
Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 0191-2615 A* 1507 2.091

Tier 3 - Highly regarded journal in field

Journal ISSN (Print) ERA Rank ERA FoR Code Impact Factor
Accident Analysis and Prevention 0001-4575 A* 1117 2.350
European Urban and Regional Studies 0969-7764 A 1604 1.222
International Journal of Logistics Management  0957-4093  B 1503 n/a
International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications 1367-5567 C 1503 n/a
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 0960-0035 C 1503 n/a
Journal of Economic Geography 1468-2702 A 1499 3.662
Journal of the Operational Research Society 0160-5682 A 1 1.102
Journal of Transportation Engineering 0733-947X B 905 0.460
Journal of Urban Economics 0094-1190 A* 1402 2.892
Land Economics 0023-7639 A 1402 1.375

Maritime Policy and Management

0308-8839   C 1605   
Naval Research Logistics 0894-069X B 1503 0.982

Networks and Spatial Economics

1566-113X 0102   
Production and Operations Management 1059-1478 B 1503 1.851
Public Transport: Planning and Operations 1866-749X  n/a  n/a  
Regional Science and Urban Economics 0166-0462  A  1402 0.892
Town Planning Review  0041-0020  A*  1205 n/a
Transportation  0049-4488  A  905 1.875
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies  0968-090X  A  905 1.702
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment  1361-9209  B  1507 1.108
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review  1366-5545  B  1507 1.954
Transportation Science 0041-1655  A  1507 1.514
Transportmetrica  1812-8602  A  1507 0.808

Tier 2 - Well regarded journal in field

Journal ISSN (Print) ERA Rank ERA FoR Code Impact Factor
Annals of Operations Research 0254-5330 B 102 0.675
Computers and Operations Research 0305-0548 A 102 1.769
Environmental and Resource Economics 0924-6460 A 1402 n/a
European Planning Studies 0965-4313 A 1205 0.645
European Transport Research Review 1867-0717 n/a n/a n/a
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems  1524-9050  B 905 2.234 
International Journal of Operations and Production Management  0144-3577  A 1503 n/a
International Journal of Production Economics  0925-5273  A  913 1.988 
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation  1556-8318  B 1507 1.056 
Journal of Air Transport Management 0969-6997  B 1507  0.829 
Journal of Business Logistics 0735-3766  B 1503 3.905 
Journal of Choice Modelling 1755-5345 n/a n/a  n/a 
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 1741-038X   C 910 n/a
Journal of Public Transportation  1077-291X  B 1507  n/a
Journal of Transport and Land Use 1938-7849 n/a n/a n/a
Journal of Transport Geography 0966-6923 B 1507  1.706
Journal of Transport History 0022-5266 B 1507  n/a
Maritime Economics and Logistics 1479-2931 1402  n/a
Research in Transportation Business and Management 2210-5395 n/a n/a n/a
Road and Transport Research 1037-5783 B 905 0.237 
Supply Chain Management 1359-8546 1503 2.473
Supply Chain Management Review 1521-9747 n/a n/a  n/a 
Transport Policy 0967-070X A 1507   1.171
Transport Reviews 0144-1647 A 1507  1.722
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 1369-8478 C 1701 1.534 
Transportation Research Record 0361-1981 A 905  0.482 

Tier 1 - Other recognised journal

Journal

ISSN(Print)

ERA Rank ERA FoR Code Impact Factor

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

1355-5855 C 1505 n/a
Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research 0217-5959 C 102 0.303
European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research 1567-7141   C  1507 0.214 
European Transport / Transporti Europei 1825-3997   1507  
International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation 1741-5373 C 1402 n/a
International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management 1742-7967   C  1503  
International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management 1082-1910 C 1503 n/a
International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics 1756-6517  n/a   n/a 1.000 
International Journal of Transport Economics 0303-5247 C 1507 0.235
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 0309-1317 A* 1402 1.400
Journal of Advanced Transportation 0197-6729 A 905 0.650
Journal of Supply Chain Management 1523-2409 B 1503 n/a
Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 1881-1124 C 1507 n/a
Journal of Transportation Management 1058-6199 n/a n/a n/a
Logistics Information Management 0957-6053 n/a n/a n/a
Research in Transportation Economics 0739-8859 C 1507 n/a
Transportation Journal 0041-1612 n/a n/a 2.348
Transportation Planning and Technology 0308-1060 B 905 0.411
Urban Studies 0042-0980 A* 1205 1.513