There are two types of submissions:

1) PAPER -- full paper due July 30, 2007 -- Papers selected will be presented by the author(s) at the Conference. The papers will distributed on the Conference CD and on the METRANS website. Best papers will be selected for possible inclusion in a special journal issue.

2) PRESENTATION ONLY -- no paper involved -- abstract due on July 30, 2007 -- Authors of the Presentations selected will present at the Conference.

Paper Submission Requirements 

Submit papers to:           http://conf.papercept.net/
                                                                  

• Site is now open for submission
• Selected Papers will be distributed via conference CD and METRANS website
• Best papers will be selected for possible inclusion in a special journal issue.  (Selected papers from the 2006 Conference are forthcoming in Transportation Research E:  Logistics and Transportation Review.)
• Papers must follow the paper format as indicated below: 

Paper format:

1. Length limitation:  Maximum paper length is 7,500 words, including abstract, references, tables and figures.  Graphics, tables, figures count as 250 words each.
2. Typed in 1.5 space with margins of at least one inch all around, font size 11 pt or larger
3. All tables, figures, diagrams and maps should be included in the paper text.
4. A limited number of explanatory notes are permissible, and they should be indicated serially within each article by subscripts 1,2,3 etc. The notes themselves should be listed at the end of the paper text.
5. References should be indicated in the text by the surnames of the author(s) with the year of publication as shown below. References to more than one publication by the same author in the same year should be distinguished alphabetically with a, b, c, etc. The abbreviated author and the date reference should be placed in parentheses unless the name forms part of the text. The relevant page(s) may be given if necessary.  Examples:

(Ball, 1998), (Edwards, 2002a), (Haughton and Hunter, 1994, p. 130) demonstrated that ….

If no person is named as author, the name of the appropriate body should be used, e.g., (US Bureau of the Census, 1996).

The full list of references should be typed in alphabetical order, double-spaced between references, on a separate sheet at the end of the article, in form of the following examples:

JARGOWSKY, P. (2002) Sprawl, concentration of poverty, and urban inequality, in: G. Squires (Ed.) Urban Sprawl: Causes, Consequences and Policy Responses, pp.39-72. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute

YEOH, B. S.A. (2004) Cosmopolitanism and its Exclusions in Singapore, Urban Studies, 41, pp. 2431- 2445.

Presentation Only -- Abstract Submission Requirements

Submit presentations abstracts to: http://conf.papercept.net/

• Site is open for presentation abstract submission on May 1, 2007
• Presentation abstracts must follow the paper format as indicated below: 
  

Presentation format:

Submit an abstract of 500 words maximum describing purpose of the research, methodology and data, analysis and findings, and major conclusions. 

More information:

Genevieve Giuliano
National Urban Freight Conference Chair
METRANS Transportation Center
School of Policy, Planning and Development
650 Childs Way
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626
Phone: 213-821-1025
Fax: 213-740-0001
Email: giuliano@usc.edu