HOW TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE

Click on link near the bottom of this section to submit an article, and read the following for more information on content, format, publication calendar etc.

Editorial Objectives

The journal aims to provide validated information about the latest developments in transport policy to enable local authorities, governments, consultancies, NGOs and supra-national organizations to speed up their policy development and implement new ideas from around the world. It will: cover all passenger and freight transport deal with global as well as local issues include the development of the ideas of sustainability, the design of cities and rural areas, transport corridors and international links to improve health, the economy and the environment.

Responses to papers which have appeared in the journal, either as Letters to the Editor or as response articles, will be welcomed and can be submitted using the same link presented below with a title of:  LetterEditor-Issue #xx.x.

When preparing your manuscript for submission, please follow the guidelines presented below. WTPP may not further consider any manuscripts that do not meet the submission criteria described below.

See Call for Papers for themes and issues we would particularly like to publish. These include Evaluation Metrics, Green Streets; Livability and Transportation; Sustainable goods movement; and Critique of Standards, Guidelines, Manuals, Textbooks.

Prior to Preparing / Submitting a Draft Article For Consideration

Please read the following prior to submitting a draft article.

When preparing your draft article for submission, please follow the guidelines presented below. WTPP may not further consider any draft articles that do not meet the submission criteria described below. 

Peer review: All unsolicited draft articles, prior to acceptance, undergo a peer review.  Each draft article selected for peer review is sent to several professionals considered experts in the topic area. After the completion of the review process, the editor makes a final decision and informs the author. If accepted, the exact issue and timing publication may vary depending on the issue's editorial theme.

Originality and Copyright: By submitting a draft article for consideration, authors agree to transfer copyright to TCSC for publication in WTPP. Authors also attest that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright. Authors retain the right to use all or part of their article in future works of their own, such as lectures, press releases, reviews, textbooks, or reprint books. 

Permissions: Do not include anything for which you do not own the copyright; we cannot accept anything that requires permissions from a third party, such as photos, images or tables from other sources. By submitting a draft article for consideration, authors attest that they own copyright to all images or that said images are available through a Creative Commons license according to the specific Creative Commons license for said image and they are attributed appropriately. 

Preparing an Article for Consideration 

Length: Articles should normally be between 3,000 and 7,000 words, not including Tables and Figures. Shorter articles are acceptable and may be published as ‘Comment’ pieces. Letters to the editor are also accepted, up to 250 words.  

Content: Your manuscript should contain all of the following, in this order:

Title:  Typically 10 to 15 words.

Authors: Authors’ names should be listed in the order you wish them to be published.

Author Information. For each author, provide title and affiliation/organization. (Optional: include email addresses and/or phone numbers). Also, please provide one to two sentence biography of each author.

Word count: Please indicate number of words and number of tables and figures.

Abstract: Provide an abstract of about 75 words which summarizes the main points of the article. It should be sufficient for a reader to decide whether or not they want to read the whole article and for the Editor to determine how it would fit within a themed edition. 

Keywords: Provide up to six keywords which describe the contents of the article. These could include geographical area, if appropriate, as well as mode, and / or a description of the policy or practice: e.g., traffic calming, traffic safety, land-use policy.  A keyword can be more than one word but no more than three.

Main text: The article should be between 3,000 and 7,000 words, plus a maximum 6 tables/figures/maps and /or photos. Headings and subheadings are strongly encouraged at approximately 500-750 word intervals. 

Acknowledgments: Authors are encouraged to include an acknowledgement of those agencies, institutes or persons who directly or indirectly contributed to the research, or the funding thereof.  

References:  Use the author-date system for in-text citations; format all references consistent with standard practice. List all references alphabetically by author last name at the end of the text. Use TRB's Information for Authors /Guidelines for References as a guide.   

Please follow these style and editorial guidelines 

Use as little word processing formatting as possible—no more than is needed for clarity to identify heading levels. Font size 12. 

Figures, tables, maps/photo: Limit the total number of tables, figures and maps to six; additional photos for context and visual interest may be allowed, space permitting. For the initial submission they should be embedded in the word document. (If your article is accepted, you will be asked to submit any images at a higher resolution suitable for publication.) All images, including figures, photos, charts and maps, should all be called Figures, and should all have a title and should be numbered consecutively. Tables should all have a title and should be numbered consecutively. Use a minimum font size of 10 within the table. Use the Table feature in MS word to create rows and columns.

Units of Measurement: International System of Units (SI) should be used throughout, with Imperial (English) equivalents optional in parentheses, e.g., 5 km (3.1 mi).

Acronyms and Abbreviations: Please define all acronyms at their first mention in the text. Do not assume readers will be familiar with any abbreviations or acronyms, regardless of how commonplace they are, given the international readership of this journal.

How To Submit a Draft Article: 

Save your work as a pdf or an MS Word file, preferably no larger than 10 mb. If your draft article is accepted you will be asked to submit any images at a higher resolution suitable for publication, if not already suitable. 

Click on button below to submit your file.

It does not matter what you name the file that you will upload; the submissions management platform will ask you the title, which will be its unique identifier.  

If your draft article is accepted for publication, you will be provided with the input of the peer reviewers and asked to revise your draft accordingly. If accepted for the next publication cycle, you will have 30 days to submit the revised article and images (you may have more time, depending on when you submitted it). If accepted for a later publication cycle, you will have more time.

Publication Calendar

If we have asked you to submit a paper, these dates may be revised.

Journal Publication Timeline for Spring issue

Submission of papers due

February 15

Notification of acceptance

March 15-30

Submission of the revised full paper

April 30

Publication of issue

June 15

Journal Publication Timeline for Fall Issue

Submission of papers due

August 1

Notification of acceptance

September 15-30

Submission of the revised full paper

October 15

Publication of issue

November 15