Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Part F of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
(IMechE), is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
that publishes research on engineering applicable to rail and rapid transit. The journal was first published in 1989 and is published by SAGE Publications
on behalf of IMechE.
, its 2009 impact factor
is 0.434, ranking it 73rd out of 106 journals in the category "Engineering, Civil", 79th out of 116 journals in the category "Engineering, Mechanical" and 21st out of 26 journals in the category "Transportation Science and Technology".
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers were first published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1847. The Proceedings were published under this single title until 1963, when they began to be published in two parts...
(IMechE), is a peer-reviewed
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
that publishes research on engineering applicable to rail and rapid transit. The journal was first published in 1989 and is published by SAGE Publications
SAGE Publications
SAGE is an independent academic publisher of books, journals, and electronic products in the humanities and social sciences and the scientific, technical, and medical fields. SAGE was founded in 1965 by George McCune and Sara Miller McCune. The company is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California,...
on behalf of IMechE.
Abstracting and indexing
The Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit is abstracted and indexed in the following databases:- Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
- Applied Science & Technology Index
- Civil Engineering Abstracts
- Current ContentsCurrent ContentsCurrent Contents is a rapid alerting service database from the Institute for Scientific Information, now part of Thomson Reuters, that is published online and in several different printed subject sections.-History:...
/ Engineering, Computer, & Technology - Engineered Materials Abstracts
- SAE InternationalSAE InternationalSAE International is an organization for engineering professionals in the aerospace, automotive, and commercial vehicle industries. The Society is a standards development organization for the engineering of powered vehicles of all kinds, including cars, trucks, boats, aircraft, and others.SAE...
/ Global Mobility Database - InspecInspecInspec is a major indexing database of scientific and technical literature, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology , and formerly by the Institution of Electrical Engineers , one of the IET's forerunners....
- Mechanical Engineering Abstracts
- Metals Abstracts / METADEX
- Science Citation IndexScience Citation IndexThe Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
Impact factor and ranking
According to the Journal Citation ReportsJournal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
, its 2009 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
is 0.434, ranking it 73rd out of 106 journals in the category "Engineering, Civil", 79th out of 116 journals in the category "Engineering, Mechanical" and 21st out of 26 journals in the category "Transportation Science and Technology".