Safety Science Explained

Safety Science
Former Name:Journal of Occupational Accidents
Abbreviation:Saf. Sci.
Discipline:Safety management
Editor:Georgios Boustras
Publisher:Elsevier
History:1976–present
Frequency:Monthly
Openaccess:Hybrid
Impact:4.7
Impact-Year:2023
Issn:0925-7535
Eissn:1879-1042
Issn2:0925-7535
Issn2label:Journal of Occupational Accidents
Lccn:91640944
Oclc:670097316
Website:https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/safety-science
Link2:https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/safety-science/issues
Link2-Name:Online archive

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]

Editors-in-chief

Since 1990, the following persons are or have been editors-in-chief:

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.7.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aims & Scope . Safety Science . Elsevier . 15 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Editorial board . Safety Science . Elsevier . 15 January 2024.
  3. Eisner . H.S. . Editorial . Journal of Occupational Accidents . July 1976 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 10.1016/0376-6349(76)90002-X.
  4. Web site: 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 . 10.1016/j.ssci.2019.01.029 . 0925-7535 .
  6. Book: 2024 . Safety Science . 2023 Journal Citation Reports . . Science . . Journal Citation Reports.