Railway Engineering Science

CN 51-1795

ISSN 2662-4745 (print version)

ISSN 2662-4753 (electronic version)

Publication Information

Administrated by: Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

Sponsored by: Southwest Jiaotong University

Co-published by: Southwest Jiaotong University and Springer Nature

Editor-in-chief: Wanming Zhai

Edited by: The Editorial Board of the Railway Engineering Science

Editorial office: Room 453, Administrative Building, Xipu Campus, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China, E-mail: res@swjtu.edu.cn, Tel.: +86-28-66366847, 66366552

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Distributed by: Chengdu Post Office in China and Springer Nature outside China

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Open AccessThe articles published in this journal are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.

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© The Author(s) 2020

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Online Manuscript Submission

Railway Engineering Science has a fully web-enabled manuscript submission and peer-review system with easy log-in tracking procedures available at www.editorialmanager.com/jmtr.

Aims and Scope

Railway Engineering Science is an international, peerreviewed, 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.

Peer Review Policy

Railway Engineering Science operates a single-blind peerreview system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two or more experts, who will be asked to evaluate whether the work represents a useful contribution to the field, whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board.

Ethics and Disclosures

· The journal is committed to maintaining the highest level of integrity in the content published.

· The journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and subscribes to its principles on how to deal with acts of misconduct thereby committing to investigate allegations of misconduct in order to ensure the integrity of research.

· The journal may use plagiarism detection software to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.