Journal of Public Transportation

This Journal is affiliated with the Center for Urban Transportation Research

The Journal of Public Transportation is an international peer-reviewed open access journal. The Journal contains original research associated with various forms of public transportation. Topics are approached from a variety of academic disciplines, including engineering, economics, behavioral sciences, planning, geography, public policy, data science, and others, and include methodological, technological, and policy aspects. Emphasis is placed on the identification of innovative solutions to public transportation problems.

Paper Content
The Journal will only consider submissions that address public transportation defined as mobility services available to the general public such as line-based services, mobility-on-demand and shared fleets. Services may be offered using a variety of technologies (e.g. road-, rail-, air- or water-bound transport) and offered at various scales (e.g. urban, regional, national, international).

Articles included in the Journal should include findings that can be used to the benefit of passengers, agencies, service providers and communities.

Papers featuring case studies should advance the state of knowledge and should feature lessons learned and techniques that can be generalized and transferred to other locations that may have similar challenges.

Papers that are highly technical in nature are not encouraged. Authors should consider submitting these papers to more technical journals.

Paper Standards
We seek to publish papers that are professionally prepared and include complete literature reviews, well-explained and sound methodologies, solid data, and clear and unbiased conclusions. Papers must be well organized and should follow a general sequence that describes the problem; states the objectives; reviews past work and the literature; describes the approach, assumptions, and data used; discusses the results and limitations; and draws conclusions. Research funding sources and data providers should be acknowledged.

Papers found to be difficult to understand due to language issues may be returned to the authors for professional English editing and resubmission.

Journal background
The Journal was founded by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida. CUTR strives to help improve the performance and relevance of public transportation and other forms of active transportation. Much of CUTR's research is applied, practical research, in support of the implementation of innovative solutions, and is designed to assist those who plan, design, operate, and maintain transit and paratransit systems, commuter assistance programs, and first-mile/last-mile components that support public transportation. CUTR remains affiliated with the Journal and continues to play an active role in its editorial team.