Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University, (Beijing Jiaotong Daxue Xuebao, former “Journal of Northern Jiaotong University”), is a comprehensive academic journal on science and engineering published by Beijing Jiaotong University. It covers the fields in pure and applied science as well as engineering technology. It reflects major academic achievements of communication engineering, traffic signal and control, optical fiber technology, information engineering, computer technology, software and its application, optical electronic material and engineering, civil engineering, bridge engineering, architecture, mechanical and electronic control, railway rolling stock, electrical engineering, electric traction and electronic technology, traffic and transport engineering, transport management engineering, applied mathematics, physics and chemistry, etc.

The columns of our journal include monographic study, specialty summary, strategic decision, suggestion, brief report on research, etc. Readership of the Journal comprises chiefly scientific researchers engaged in theoretical research, engineering development, productive sections, and faculty members in institutions of higher learning, as well as teachers, graduate students and senior college students.

The journal is one of the Source Journal of Science and Technology Paper Statistics of China (Science and Technology Core Journal of China). In 2004, it was recommended as the Comprehensive Science and Technology Core Journals by Institute of Science and Technology Information of China(ISTIC). The Journal has been acknowledged and indexed for long periods by quite a few well known indexing periodicals home and abroad, including Wanfang database of ISTIC, China Journal Net, Chinese Academic Journal (CD), Chinese Science Citation Database, Catalogue of Chinese Scientific and Technological Materials-railway, China Radio Electronics Digest, China Mechanics Abstracts, China Math Abstract, China Physics Abstract, Highway Transportation Abstract, the Abstract Journal(AJ) in Russia, Cambridge Sciences Abstracts in U.S.A., the Chemical Abstract(CA) in U.S.A.(Web), Japanese Sci-Tech Info., Scopus Database in Holland, etc. 

Professor Yu Zujun is the chief editor of the journal. Academicians Xu Xurong, Jian Shuisheng and Wang Mengshu are advisors of the editorial board, and several other home and abroad professors serve on the editorial board, including YU Lei (Texas Southern University，USA), DEN Hongwen (University of Missouri-Kansas City，USA), ZHU Ce (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), LU Ming  (the Federal Academy of Sciences，Norway), ZHAO Hanjie (Ilan University, Taiwan), Peng Fangzheng (Michigan State University，USA), DUAN Guanghong  (Tsinghua University, China), etc. 

The Journal is self-issued in China, whose coden is BJDXAO abroad. And the international standard periodical number is ISSN 1673-0291.