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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART B: METHODOLOGICAL
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An International Journal
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Guide for Authors
Submission of Manuscripts
As of 01 December 2005, all manuscripts must be submitted through the Transportation Research
Part B online submission and review Web site ( http://ees.elsevier.com/trb/). Authors are requested to submit the text,
tables, and artwork in electronic form to this address. We only consider work that has not been and will not be submitted elsewhere for
publication.
Submission items include a contribution statement, the manuscript (including title page, abstract, manuscript text,
references, and table/figure legends), tables, and figures. The contribution statement (a paragraph or so) highlights the significant
contribution to the field that the author(s) feel the paper makes. Note that this differs from an abstract (which normally just describes
what was done). The contribution statement needs to address why the research was done (the motivation and who would be interested in
the results), the impact the research will have on the transportation field, and why it is a significant advance over past work done
in the topic area. In some sense it is a combination of a traditional abstract and some of what might be expected to appear in the introduction.
This contribution statement is useful to both associate editors and referees in assessing your paper. Also, note that revised manuscripts
must also be accompanied by a file with responses to reviewers' comments. The preferred order of files is as follows: contribution statement,
response to reviews (revised manuscripts only), manuscript file(s), table(s), figure(s). Files should be labeled with appropriate and
descriptive file names (e.g., SmithText.doc, Fig1.eps, Table3.doc). Upload text, tables and graphics as separate files. Do not import
figures or tables into the text document. Be very careful to follow Part B reference notation. An example of correct referencing is (note
capitalization, punctuation, volume and issue numbers, and that "Part B" is explicitly stated in the journal's title):
Mannering,
F., Hamed, M., 1990. Occurrence, frequency and duration of commuters' work-to-home departure delay. Transportation Research Part
B 24(2), 99-109.
For in-depth information about submitting electronic artwork visit http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Authors who are unable to provide an electronic version or have other circumstances that prevent online submission must contact
the Editorial Office prior to submission to discuss alternate options. The Publisher and Editors regret that they are not able to consider
submissions that do not follow these procedures.
Preparation of text. 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). English language help service: Upon request,
Elsevier will direct authors to an agent who can check and improve the English of their paper (before submission). Please contact authorsupport@elsevier.com
for further information. 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
recommended 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 delineated 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.
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.
Tables and figures. Present these, in this order, at the end of the article. 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. Figures are described in more detail below (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, e.g., Xp/Ym rather than 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 word processors 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.
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. Mannering, F., Hamed, M., 1990. Occurrence, frequency
and duration of commuters' work-to-home departure delay. Transportation Research Part B 24(2), 99-109. Please note capitalization,
punctuation, volume and issue numbers, and that "Part B" is explicitly stated in the journal's title. Please refer to recent Part B
papers for correct format if uncertain.
Preparation of illustrations. A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available
on our website: http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions. You are urged to visit this site; some excerpts from the detailed
information are given here.
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 by e-mail 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. A form with 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 offprints 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.
Authors' rights. As an author you (or your employer or institution) may do the following: make copies (print or electronic)
of the article for your own personal use, including for your own classroom teaching use; make copies and distribute such copies (including
through e-mail) of the article to research colleagues, for the personal use by such colleagues (but not commercially or systematically,
e.g., via an e-mail list or list server); post a pre-print version of the article on Internet websites including electronic pre-print
servers, and to retain indefinitely such version on such servers or sites post a revised personal version of the text of the article
(to reject changes made in the peer review and editing process) on your personal or institutional website or server, with a link to the
journal homepage (on elsevier.com); present the article at a meeting or conference and to distribute copies of the article to the delegates
attending such a meeting for your employer; if the article is a 'work for hire', made within the scope of your employment, your employer
may use all or part of the information in the article for other intra-company use (e.g., training); retain patent and trademark rights
and rights to any processes or procedure described in the article; include the article in full or in part in a thesis or dissertation
(provided that this is not to be published commercially); use the article or any part thereof in a printed compilation of your works,
such as collected writings or lecture notes (subsequent to publication of your article in the journal); prepare other derivative works;
to extend the article into book-length form; or to otherwise re-use portions or excerpts in other works, with full acknowledgement of
its original publication in the journal.
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.
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