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]

Safety Science
DisciplineSafety management
LanguageEnglish
Edited byGeorgios Boustras
Publication details
Former name(s)
Journal of Occupational Accidents
History1976–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Hybrid
4.7 (2023)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Saf. Sci.
Indexing
ISSN0925-7535 (print)
1879-1042 (web)
LCCN91640944
OCLC no.670097316
Journal of Occupational Accidents
ISSN0925-7535
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Editors-in-chief

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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

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.7.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Aims & Scope". Safety Science. Elsevier. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Editorial board". Safety Science. Elsevier. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ Eisner, H.S. (July 1976). "Editorial". Journal of Occupational Accidents. 1 (1): 1. doi:10.1016/0376-6349(76)90002-X.
  4. ^ a b Boustras, George; Jie, Li (2022-01-24). "Brief History of Safety Science Journal". Figshare.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  7. ^ a b "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  8. ^ a b "Safety Science". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  9. ^ "Content/Database Overview - Compendex Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  10. ^ "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  11. ^ "Inspec list of journals" (PDF). Inspec. Institution of Engineering and Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  12. ^ "PsycINFO Journal Coverage". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  13. ^ "Source details: Safety Science". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  14. ^ "Safety Science". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.