Editorial policy, submission guidelines, peer review process, and journal history.
Background
JTRF traces its origins to 1961. For its first 25 years, it contained the proceedings of the Annual meetings of the American and Canadian sections of the Transportation Research Forum.
JTRF became a formal refereed academic journal, establishing its identity as a rigorous, peer-reviewed publication in transportation economics and policy.
JTRF was co-published with the Eno Foundation's Transportation Quarterly. Outside of this period, JTRF was produced, published, and distributed independently by the Transportation Research Forum until 2017.
As of January 2018, JTRF comprises its own complete volume within the Research in Transportation Economics (RETREC) journal series published by Elsevier. JTRF maintains its own title and volume numbering within RETREC. While formally assembled into a yearly volume, accepted papers are available online on an ongoing basis prior to annual compilation. JTRF seeks submissions on a continuous basis.
Scope & Focus
JTRF has always focused on the economics and business aspects of all modes of transportation, giving equal emphasis to both freight and passenger transportation. The journal has a strong emphasis on the effects of regulation and public policy, and a strong history of analyzing the transportation of agricultural commodities. Historically, the journal — like TRF — has concentrated on transportation problems on the North American continent.
Economics & business aspects of all transportation modes
Equal emphasis on freight and passenger transportation
Effects of regulation and public policy
Transportation of agricultural commodities
Either empirical or theoretical research on transportation problems and issues.
Papers that describe and evaluate the application of economic analyses to addressing current issues that affect or will affect individual transportation modes.
Reviews of publications of direct relevance to the scope of the journal.
Reference Format
We recommend that citations of articles published in the JTRF use the following format:
Recommended Citation Format
Benefits
Through our incorporation within Elsevier's Research in Transportation Economics, JTRF authors have access to Elsevier's submission software and benefit from the expanded reach and well-publicized impact factors of Elsevier's transportation journal products.
Distributed through Elsevier's worldwide network of academic and research institutions.
Benefit from the established impact factors of Elsevier's transportation journal portfolio.
Accepted papers are available online on an ongoing basis before formal annual assembly.
JTRF is indexed in:
Review Standards
How to Submit
Initial submissions are made through the Research in Transportation Economics website: www.journals.elsevier.com/research-in-transportation-economics
Upon submission, authors will be asked to identify that their submission is for consideration by JTRF. Be sure to select JTRF when prompted.
Although the current version of JTRF is formally published online once a year, JTRF seeks submissions on a continuous basis throughout the year.
General Editor, JTRF
James Nolan
University of Saskatchewan — Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8