Safety Science is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier covering research on all aspects of human and industrial safety.[1] The editor-in-chief is Georgios Boustras (European University Cyprus),.[2] The journal was established in 1976 as the Journal of Occupational Accidents, with Herbert Eisner as founding editor-in-chief.[3] In 1990, the aims and scope of the journal were expanded, and the journal obtained its current name.[4][5]
| Discipline | Safety management |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Georgios Boustras |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Journal of Occupational Accidents |
| History | 1976–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Hybrid | |
| 6.1 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Saf. Sci. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0925-7535 (print) 1879-1042 (web) |
| LCCN | 91640944 |
| OCLC no. | 670097316 |
Journal of Occupational Accidents | |
| ISSN | 0925-7535 |
| Links | |
Editors-in-chief edit
Since 1990, the following persons are or have been editors-in-chief:[4]
- 1990–2009: Andrew Hale
- 2010–2012: Kathryn Mearns
- 2013–2017: Jean-Luc Wybo
- 2018–present: Georgios Boustras
Abstracting and indexing edit
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- CAB Abstracts[6]
- Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology[7]
- EBSCO databases[8]
- Ei Compendex[9]
- Embase[10]
- Inspec[11]
- ProQuest databases[8]
- PsycINFO[12]
- Science Citation Index Expanded[7]
- Scopus[13]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 6.1.[14]
References edit
- ^ "Aims & Scope". Safety Science. Elsevier. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Editorial board". Safety Science. Elsevier. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Eisner, H.S. (July 1976). "Editorial". Journal of Occupational Accidents. 1 (1): 1. doi:10.1016/0376-6349(76)90002-X.
- ^ a b Boustras, George; Jie, Li (2022-01-24). "Brief History of Safety Science Journal". Figshare.
- ^ Merigo, Jose M.; Miranda, Jaime; Modak, Nikunja Mohan; Boustras, Georgios; de la Sotta, Catalina (2019). "Forty years of Safety Science: A bibliometric overview". Safety Science. 115: 66–88. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2019.01.029. ISSN 0925-7535.
- ^ "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ a b "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ a b "Safety Science". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Content/Database Overview - Compendex Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Inspec list of journals" (PDF). Inspec. Institution of Engineering and Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "PsycINFO Journal Coverage". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Source details: Safety Science". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Safety Science". 2022 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2023 – via Web of Science.
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