Journal of Air Transport Management

Journal of Air Transport Management
Title	Journal of Air Transport Management
Discipline	Aviation, Transportation Studies
Editor	David A. H. Evans
Publisher	Elsevier
History	1994–present
Frequency	Monthly
Impact	4.694
Impact-year	2021
Issn	0969-6997

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Journal of Air Transport Management is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering air transport and aviation safety studies. The journal publishes research on airport management, airline operations, air traffic control, and aviation policy, attracting authors from institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Imperial College London, University of Cambridge, Stanford University, and Cranfield University. It serves practitioners and scholars involved with organizations including the International Civil Aviation Organization, International Air Transport Association, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, and Civil Aviation Authority.

History

The journal was established in 1994 during a period of liberalization marked by the Open Skies Agreement discussions and post-deregulation developments following frameworks like the Airline Deregulation Act. Early contributors included researchers connected to NASA Ames Research Center, MIT International Center for Air Transportation, and the RAND Corporation. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s it covered episodes such as the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the implementation of the Single European Sky initiative, and responses to crises like the Iceland volcanic eruption of 2010. The title evolved alongside institutional shifts at publishers such as Elsevier and editorial leadership from scholars affiliated with University of Westminster, University of Bath, and University of Leeds.

The journal publishes empirical studies, modeling papers, case studies, and policy analyses related to topics including airport economics and hub-and-spoke networks examined in the context of carriers like British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, Emirates, and Singapore Airlines. It addresses technical themes tied to air traffic management systems developed by Eurocontrol and SESAR, as well as safety research connected to agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Board and Transport Canada. The scope embraces environmental analyses of aviation emissions in relation to instruments like Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation and market mechanisms debated within forums including the International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations. Contributors engage with infrastructure case studies involving Heathrow Airport, Schiphol Airport, Dubai International Airport, and John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Published by Elsevier on a monthly basis, the journal operates under an editorial board comprising scholars affiliated with universities and research centers such as University of Oxford, University of Sydney, Tongji University, Tsinghua University, and University of Toronto. The editor-in-chief has ties to research networks including the Air Transport Research Society and policy groups like OECD transport programs. Submission and peer review follow standards used across journals like Transportation Research Part A, Journal of Transport Geography, and Transportation Science. The production and distribution intersect with platforms such as ScienceDirect and indexing services provided by organizations including Clarivate Analytics.

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and RePEc. It appears in citation reports produced by Journal Citation Reports and is listed in subject repositories and library catalogs associated with institutions like the Library of Congress, British Library, National Library of Australia, and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Metrics available through services operated by Elsevier and Clarivate inform assessments by universities including Harvard University, University of California, and National University of Singapore.

Articles from the journal have influenced policy debates within bodies like the European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, the Federal Aviation Administration rulemaking processes, and advisory committees to International Air Transport Association. Highly cited works have been used in strategic planning by carriers including Air France–KLM and Qantas, as well as airport authorities at Changi Airport Group and Aéroports de Paris. The journal's impact factor and h-index are benchmarked against titles such as Transportation Research Part D, Journal of Transport Geography, and Transport Policy, with commentary appearing in outlets like The Economist, Financial Times, and Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Notable contributions have addressed topics such as the resilience of networks after the September 11 attacks, modelling pandemic impacts during outbreaks like SARS and COVID-19 pandemic, and analyses of emissions mitigation measures related to CORSIA. Special issues have focused on themes tied to Single European Sky, airport privatization exemplified by case studies of BAA (formerly) and Fraport, and technological transitions involving NextGen and SESAR deployments. Influential articles drew upon datasets from Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Eurostat, and national aviation authorities including Civil Aviation Administration of China and Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Mexico).

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