Focus and Scope

The quarterly journal Roads and Bridges – Drogi i Mosty is published by the Road and Bridge Research Institute since September 2012 as a bilingual English-Polish journal. From 2002 to 2012 the journal was printed under the title Drogi i Mosty. In the period from quarter 3 of 2012 to quarter 4 of 2024, the quarterly published articles simultaneously in two languages: Polish and English, in a two-column layout. From January 1 of 2025, the journal is published only in English.

The journal mission is to promote current achievements in science and technology in the field of road and bridge engineering. The journal is intended as a forum of the exchange of innovative concepts and solutions between the researches from different countries. Original scientific and technical papers in the field of civil engineering and related engineering sciences are published. The scope of Roads and Bridges – Drogi i Mosty includes design, construction, maintenance and safe use of roads, bridges, airports and other transportation structures. Review papers are published only on the invitation by the Editorial Board. Discussion papers are also accepted.

All submitted papers are peer-reviewed by experts in the field. Articles are printed in English and in Polish in a two column layout. The content of the journal is indexed in a number of databases: Web of Science -ESCI, SCOPUS (Elsevier), TRID, EBSCO, BazTech and POL-index. The journal is listed in the scored journals list of Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Peer Review Process

The review procedure is based on the single-blind review principle, which means that the authors of the article are known to the reviewer, while the reviewer’s identity remains anonymous to the authors. Each munuscipt submitted to the journal is subject to the peer-review procedure described in the “Reviewer Guidelines”, in accordance with the guidelines of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The evaluation of work is done by reviewers – the chosen experts in the relevant field holding academic titles. The reviewers’ opinions, expressed in a Review Form, contain explicit conclusions related to the usefulness of the paper and provide a basis for the decision of the Editorial Committee to publish it (or not).

The peer review standards enclosed in the announcement of Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education dated 2 June 2015, followed by of the Editorial Committee of the Quarterly Journal "Roads and Bridges – Drogi i Mosty":

• the evaluation of each paper is performed by at least two independent reviewers from outside the scientific unit in which the author of the paper is affiliated.
• each reviewer signs a declaration of interest. A conflict of interest is present when there is a direct, personal relationship between a reviewer and an author (in particular a second degree relationship or affinity by marriage), relations based on professional dependence or direct scientific cooperation within 2 years preceding the year of the review preparation.
• the criteria of paper qualification or rejection as well as the possible Review Form are presented to the public on the journal website.
• the last names of the reviewers of the individual papers or issue numbers of the scientific journal are not disclosed.

Open Access Policy and License

All materials of the website service www.rabdim.pl are freely available on-line.

Readers can explore website without a need to register. All articles published since January 2002, including those published in the current issue, are available on-line, free of charge.

Articles published in the Journal are distributed under the international CC BY 4.0 license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). As one of the most permissive Creative Commons licenses, it allows for very broad use of the work (including commercial use), provided that appropriate attribution is given to the author. This international license is valid worldwide and is not tied to any specific country.

Under this license, it is permitted to:

• copy and distribute the article,
• modify or adapt the article (including, for example, altering its graphics),
• use the article for commercial purposes,
• publish modified versions of the article under any other license (including proprietary licenses).

However, under the CC BY 4.0 license, it is not permitted to:

• remove the required attribution information,
• impose additional legal or technical restrictions on the article.

Primary Version Declaration

The primary version of the journal is the electronic version.

Publisher

Road and Bridge Research Institute
1 Instytutowa St.,
03-302 Warsaw, Poland

Road and Bridge Research Institute

Journal History

"Roads and Bridges - Drogi i Mosty" is a refereed international journal founded in 2002 by Road and Bridge Research Institute. From January 2002 to mid-2012, the quarterly was published in Polish under the title Roads and Bridges. From the second half of 2012 to the end of 2024, the journal was published in a bilingual version - Polish-English. From January 1 of 2025, the journal is published only in English.