TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART C: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
An International Journal
Guide for Authors
General
Manuscripts must be submitted to the journal Web site (http://ees.elsevier.com/trc). Authors will be
guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. Authors can upload their articles as LaTex, Microsoft (MS) Word,
or WordPerfect files (not PDF). The system automatically converts source files to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article,
which is used in the peer-review process. Do not upload your own PDF files as your original source files are needed for production if
your manuscript is accepted. All correspondence, including notification of the editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place
by e-mail and via the author's home page. A printed copy of the manuscript is not required at any stage of the process.
Authors
are requested to submit to http://ees.elsevier.com/trc separate files for the cover letter, manuscript, tables, and figures,
as well as any ancillary materials. In the cover letter, authors should state that the manuscript, or parts of it, have not been and
will not be submitted elsewhere for publication. Authors unable to submit an electronic version should contact the Editorial Office (e-mail: TR-C@dssl.tuc.gr).
Since you are submitting to an international peer-reviewed journal, it is important that you carefully
proofread your document before submission and check that only references cited in the text, tables and figures are included in the list
of references. Authors should arrange for their paper to be language edited prior to submission, either via colleagues or professional
companies. Elsevier provides links to companies that provide this service at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorshome.authors/languagepolishing.
Please be aware that if your manuscript does not adhere to the Guide for Authors and the basic standards of English, your manuscript
will be returned to you.
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the
form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere,
that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out
and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written
consent of the Publisher.
It is essential to give a fax number and e-mail address when submitting a manuscript.
Upon acceptance
of an article, authors will be asked to transfer copyright (for more information on copyright see http://www.elsevier.com/copyright).
This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A letter will be sent to the corresponding author confirming
receipt of the manuscript. A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided.
If excerpts from other copyrighted works are
included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has
preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: contact Elsevier Rights Department, P.O. Box 800, Oxford, OX5 1DX, UK; Tel.: (+44)
1865 843830; fax: (+44) 1865 853333; e-mail: permissions@elsevier.com.
Electronic format requirements for accepted
articles
We accept most wordprocessing formats, but Word, WordPerfect or LaTeX is preferred. Always keep a backup copy of the
electronic file for reference and safety. Save your files using the default extension of the program used. No changes to the accepted
version are permissible without the explicit approval of the Editor.
Types of Contributions
Research Paper
Research papers report on recent research findings within the scope of Transportation Research - Part C. Assessment criteria
for research papers include the manuscript readability, the pertinence and clarity of the scientific arguments, the level of innovation
and the potential usefulness of the reported research. Research papers should start with an Inroduction (including motivation, background
and objectives of the reported research) and end with a Conclusions section which summarizes the main findings and (where applicable)
future steps.
Overview Article
The overview papers submitted to Transportation Research - Part C are assessed
on two main criteria: (1) They should systematically synthesize the knowledge in the specific research area and identify the current
state of art and, if possible, conclude on future research needs; (2) The authors should have a demonstrated record of research expertise
(and excellence) in the research area. Authors interested in preparing a manuscript should contact the Overview Article Editor, Professor
Satish Ukkusuri (ukkuss@rpi.edu) with a brief abstract and a CV demonstrating relevant expertise to the overview article.
Book Review
Transportation Research - Part C publishes reviews of recent books within the scope of the journal.
Authors who would like to contribute a book review should contact the Book Review Editor, Dr. Yibing Wang (Yibing.Wang@eng.monash.edu.au)
with a brief reasoning and a CV demonstrating relevant expertise to the book contents.
Presentation of manuscript
Please
write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Italics are not to be used for expressions
of Latin origin, for example, in vivo, et al., per se. Use decimal points (not commas); use a space for thousands (10 000 and above).
Manuscripts should use double spacing and wide (3 cm) margins. (Avoid full justification, i.e., do not use a constant right-hand
margin.) Ensure that each new paragraph is clearly indicated. Present tables and figure legends on separate pages at the end of the manuscript.
If possible, consult a recent issue of the journal to become familiar with layout and conventions. Number all pages consecutively.
Provide
the following data on the title page (in the order given).
Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval
systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous
(e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below
the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate
address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each
author.
Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication,
also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address
and the complete postal address.
Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article
was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name.
The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are
used for such footnotes.
Abstract. A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length 200 words). The abstract should
state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separate from
the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should therefore be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full,
without reference to the reference list.
Keywords. Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of six keywords, avoiding
general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly
established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.
N.B.: Acknowledgements. Collate
acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote
to the title or otherwise.
Arrangement of the article
Subdivision of the article. Divide your article into clearly
defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, . . .), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included
in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may be
given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
Introduction. State the objectives of the work
and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Figure legends, tables,
figures and schemes. Present these, in this order, at the end of the article. They are described in more detail below. If you are
working with LaTeX and have such features embedded in the text, these can be left, but such embedding should not be done specifically
for publishing purposes. Further, high-resolution graphics files must be provided separately (see Preparation of illustrations).
Appendices.
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate
numbering: (Eq. A.1), (Eq. A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix (Eq. B.1) and so forth.
Acknowledgements. Place acknowledgements,
including information on grants received, before the references, in a separate section and not as a footnote on the title page.
References.
See separate section, below.
Figure legends, tables, figures and schemes. Present these, in this order, at the end of the
article. They are described in more detail below. High-resolution graphics files must always be provided separate from the main text
file (see Preparation of illustrations).
Units. Authors are seriously recommended to use SI (metric) units in their manuscripts,
with optional English equivalents in parentheses. Mathematical formulae. Present simple formulae in the line of normal text where possible.
In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line: Xp/Ym
Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp.
Number consecutively any equations that have
to be displayed
separate from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text).
Footnotes. Footnotes should be used sparingly.
Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Many wordprocessors build footnotes into the text
and this feature may be used. Should this not be the case, indicate the position of footnotes in the text and present the footnotes themselves
on a separate sheet at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.
Table footnotes. Indicate
each footnote in a table with a superscript lowercase letter.
Tables. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their
appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical
rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the
article.
References
Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the authors.
Citations
in the text: Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references
cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications should not be in the reference list, but
may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Citing
and listing of web references. As a minimum, the full URL should be given. Any further information, if known (author names, dates,
reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list)
under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
Text: All citations in the text should refer
to:
1. Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication; 2.
Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication; 3. Three or more authors: first author's name followed
by 'et al.' and the year of publication.
Citations may be made directly (or parenthetically). Groups of references should be listed
first alphabetically, then chronologically.
Examples: ''as demonstrated (Allan, 1996a, 1996b, 1999; Allan and Jones, 1995).
Kramer et al. (2000) have recently shown ''
List: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted
chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters ''a'',
''b'', ''c'', etc., placed after the year of publication.
Examples:
The Harvard system of references is used. References should
conform to the following style.
Ben-Akiva, M., de Palma, A., Kanaroglou, P., 1986. Dynamic model of peak period traffic congestion
with elastic arrival rates. Transportation Science 20(2), 164-181.
Fischer, G.W., Nagin, D., 1981. Random versus coefficient quantal
choice models. In: Manski, C.F., McFadden, D. (Eds.), Structural Analysis of Discrete Data with Econometric Applications, MIT Press,
Cambridge, MA, pp. 273-304.
Brilon, W. (Ed.), 1988. Intersections Without Traffic Signals, Proceedings of an International Workshop.
Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Daganzo, C., 1996. Two paradoxes of traffic flow on networks with physical queues. II Symposium Ingenieria
de los Transportes, Madrid, 22-24 May 1996, pp. 55-62.
Preparation of illustrations
Submitting your artwork such that
we can produce your work to the best possible standards, ensuring accuracy, clarity and a high level of detail.
General points
• Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your artwork. • Save text in illustrations as ''graphics''. •
Only use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Helvetica, Times and Symbol. • Number the illustrations
according to their sequence in the text. • Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files and supply a separate listing
of the files and the software used. • Provide all illustrations as separate files. • Provide captions to illustrations
separately. • Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
You are urged to visit this site; some excerpts
from the detailed information are given here.
Formats
Regardless of the application used, when your electronic artwork
is finalised, please ''save as'' or convert the images to one of the following formats (Note the resolution requirements for line drawings,
halftones and line/halftone combinations given below.):
EPS: Vector drawings. Embed the font or save the text as ''graphics''.
TIFF: Colour or greyscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF: Bitmapped line drawings:
use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (colour or greyscale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.
DOC, XLS or PPT: If your electronic artwork is created in any of these--Microsoft Office applications please supply ''as is''.
Please do not:
• Supply embedded graphics in your wordprocessor (spreadsheet, presentation) document; •
Supply files that are optimised for screen use (like GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low; • Supply files
that are too low in resolution. • Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.
Captions
Ensure
that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions on a separate sheet, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise a brief
title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain
all symbols and abbreviations used.
Line drawings
Supply high-quality drawings. The lettering and symbols, as well as
other details, should have proportionate dimensions, so as not to become illegible or unclear after possible reduction; in general, the
figures should be designed for a reduction factor of two to three. The degree of reduction will be determined by the Publisher. Illustrations
will not be enlarged. Consider the page format of the journal when designing the illustrations.
Scanned images are not suitable for
reproduction. Do not use any type of shading on computer-generated illustrations.
Photographs (halftones)
Please supply
photograph images that are sharp and with good contrast. Remove non-essential areas of a photograph. Where necessary, insert a scale
bar in the illustration (not below it), as opposed to giving a magnification factor in the legend.
Colour illustrations
Submit
colour illustrations as high-quality images, close to the size expected in publication. Further information concerning colour illustrations
and costs is available from Author Support (authorsupport@elsevier.com).
If, together with your accepted article,
you submit usable colour figures then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in colour on the
web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version.
For colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article.
For further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Please note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting colour figures to 'grey scale' (for the printed
version should you not opt for colour in print) please submit in addition usable black and white images corresponding to all the colour
illustrations.
Preparation of supplementary data
Elsevier accepts electronic supplementary material to support and enhance
your scientific research. Supplementary files offer the author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications, movies, animation
sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside
the electronic version of your article in Elsevier web products, including ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com.
In order to ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please ensure that data is provided in one of our recommended file
formats. Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption
for each file. For more detailed instructions please visit our Author Gateway at http://www.elsevier.com/authors.
Proofs
When your manuscript is received by the Publisher it is considered to be in its final form. Proofs are not to be regarded as 'drafts'.
One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent to the corresponding author, to be checked for typesetting/editing. No changes
in, or additions to, the accepted (and subsequently edited) manuscript will be allowed at this stage. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
Queries from the copyeditor may accompany your proofs. Please answer all queries and make any corrections or additions required.
Elsevier will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly and accurately as possible. In order
to do this we need your help. When you receive the (PDF) proof of your article for correction, it is important to ensure that all of
your corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending
is complete. Note that this does not mean you have any less time to make your corrections, just that only one set of corrections will
be accepted.
Offprints
Twenty five offprints will be supplied free of charge. Additional prints and copies of the issue
can be ordered at a specially reduced rate using the order form sent to the corresponding author after the manuscript has been accepted.
Orders for reprints (produced after publication of an article) will incur a 50% surcharge.
Enquiries
Authors can keep
a track on the progress of their accepted article, and set up e-mail alerts informing them of changes to their manuscript's status, by
using the Elsevier's post-acceptance paper tracking service at http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle. For privacy, information
on each article is password-protected. The author should key in the ''Our Reference'' code (which is in the letter of acknowledgement
sent by the publisher on receipt of the accepted article) and the name of the corresponding author. In case of problems or questions,
authors may contact the Author Support Department, e-mail: authorsupport@elsevier.com.
