Call for Papers - Submissions Closed

Key Dates

Papers accepted beginning 1 May 2021
Papers submission deadline 10 July 2021
Latest response to authors on acceptance (including feedback from reviewers) 30 August 2021
Completed revised papers due 27 September 2021
Final approval papers 11 October 2021
Program finalised; full conference registration due
 17 November 2021
Conference
 8 - 10 December 2021

Call for Papers invited submission of Research Papers, Professional Practice Papers, and Extended Abstracts, as follows:

  • The ‘Research Paper’ stream was designed primarily for academics and professional researchers who want their work fully peer-reviewed. Two reviewers  evaluated these papers based on the range of criteria commonly applied to scientific research works, particularly the extent to which the paper advances knowledge in the field or contributes to new fields.
  • The ‘Professional Practice Paper’ stream was designed primarily for practitioners from government and the private sector. These papers were required to provide an insightful description of rigorous professional work associated with the administration, planning, design or operation of the transport system and the economic, social and environmental impacts of investments in transport infrastructure. Two reviewers assessed these papers from the perspective of their contribution to professional practice and government policy. Papers were expected to have relevance beyond the jurisdiction or organisation where the work was undertaken and authors are encouraged to demonstrate the broader implications of their work. Papers had to be free from obvious advertising or self-promotion.
  • The ‘Extended Abstract’ was designed primarily for academics who want to engage with the audience on their work, receiving feedback to assist with the preparation of a full paper for archival journals. The extended abstracts were include the same sections as a full paper, without the details of a literature review or complete results and discussion. The abstracts were reviewed with the same rigour applied to ‘Research Papers’ and ‘Professional Practice Papers’.

Topic Areas / Tracks

Due to the need to respond in novel ways to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing realisation of the urgent need to give more attention to addressing climate change 2020 was pivotal in causing a major paradigm shift in the context in which we were operating in the past. Hence the ATRF 2021 conference was designed to cover a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to:

  1. Traffic modelling, forecasting & simulation
  2. Transport analysis & big data
  3. Social, economic, and environmental effects of transport
  4. Active transport (cycling, walking, e-transport, etc.)
  5. Public transport
  6. Travel demand modelling
  7. Transport & land use / urban design
  8. Transport economics, funding, pricing and appraisal
  9. Aviation / Maritime transport and business continuity management
  10. New vehicle technologies and innovative services
  11. Planning and policy development for ‘smart cities’
  12. Travel behaviour change
  13. Traffic engineering, control & management
  14. Freight & logistics, e-commerce, online retailing and supply chain resilience
  15. Transport safety and security
  16. Transport history
  17. COVID-19 (including scenario planning and analysis and crisis management)

An exciting feature of ATRF 2021 was the inaugural David A. Hensher award for the best paper in Transport demand modelling. This new prize was in addition to the long-standing John Taplin and David Willis awards. 




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