Aim
& Scope
The
Journal of Public Transportation is a quarterly, international journal
containing original research and case studies associated with various forms of
public transportation and related transportation and policy issues. Topics are
approached from a variety of academic disciplines, including economics,
engineering, planning, and others, and include policy, methodological,
technological, and financial aspects. Emphasis is placed on the identification
of innovative solutions to transportation problems.
Editorial
Board
Paper
Specifications
All
manuscripts should be typed double-spaced on 8.5" x 11" paper.
Footnotes, abstract, and references
should also be double-spaced.
Upon acceptance, the final manuscript should be accompanied by an
electronic copy in a Word or ASCII file. Manuscripts should consist of type
and equations only. All tables, illustrations, footnotes, and photographs
should be grouped at the end of the text, and all pages should be numbered.
All manuscripts should include sections in the following order, as specified: Cover
Page—title, subtitle, and short
biographical sketch of author and co-authors; First Page of
manuscript—title, abstract (up to 150 words); Main Body—organized
under section headings; References—Chicago Manual of Style,
author-date format. All graphs, drawings, and diagrams (referred to as
Figures), as well as tables (referred to as Tables) should be numbered
consecutively in Arabic numerals with their position indicated in the text.
Each table must have a title and each illustration must have a caption. Each
drawing, diagram, picture, and/or photograph should be submitted as a separate
document in JPG or TIF electronic format with an accompanying caption.
Submissions
& Inquiries
All
articles should be approximately 4,000 words in length (18-20 double-spaced
pages). Manuscripts not submitted according to the journal’s style will be
returned. Submission of the manuscript implies commitment to publish in the
journal. Papers previously published or under review by other journals are
unacceptable. All articles are subject to peer review.
Factors considered in review include validity and significance of
information, substantive contribution to the field of public transportation,
and clarity and quality of presentation. Copyright is retained by the
publisher, and, upon acceptance, contributions will be subject to editorial
amendment. Authors will be provided with proofs for approval prior to
publication.
Submissions, inquiries, and mailing list additions
should be directed to:
Laurel
Land, Managing Editor
Center for Urban Transportation Research • University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CUT100 • Tampa, FL 33620-5375
Phone:
(813) 974-3120
Fax: (813)
974-5168
Web:
www.nctr.usf.edu/journal.htm
E-mail: land@cutr.usf.edu
Subscriptions
The journal is distributed free to
transportation professionals, academicians, libraries, and others. The journal
now has more than 1700 subscribers, from every state in the U.S. and 29
countries. For a free subscription, please send a request, including your mailing
address, to:
Laurel Land
Center for Urban Transportation Research
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CUT 100
Tampa, FL 33620-5375
(813) 974-3120, fax (813) 974-5168
E-mail:
land@cutr.usf.edu
