Peer review is vital to the quality of published research.

Our Review process is based on a double-blind review Process

The blind review process evaluates a scientific paper by a group of experts in the same field to ensure it meets the necessary standards for acceptance and publication.

We recommend peer double-blind review for all conference papers before publication.

The conference’s Technical Program Committee, nominated by the Technical Program Chair, collaborates to review and discuss submitted papers. Review occurs during a fixed window of time, and all authors are notified of the decision on their paper at the same time. The Technical Program Chair is ultimately responsible for selecting every accepted paper.

The most common types of peer review are single-blind and double-blind reviews. In single-blind, the names of the reviewers are not shared with the author, but the reviewers are aware of the author’s identity. In double-blind, neither the author nor the reviewers are aware of each other’s identity. In both models, the anonymity of the reviewer ensures that the reviewer can give an honest and impartial evaluation of the paper. We use the single-blind review format.

The practice of peer review ensures that only good science is published. It is an objective process at the heart of good scholarly publishing carried out by our Conference. Our referees play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of Transport Policy, and all manuscripts are peer-reviewed following the procedure outlined below.

Initial manuscript evaluation: The Chair TPC first evaluates all manuscripts. It is rare, but an exceptional manuscript can be accepted. Manuscripts rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, have poor grammar or English language, or are outside the aims and scope of the Conference. Those that meet the minimum criteria are typically passed on to at least 2 experts for review.

Type of Peer Review Transport Policy employs double-blind reviewing, where both the referee and author remain anonymous throughout the process.

How the referee is selected: Whenever possible, referees are matched to the paper according to their expertise, and our database is constantly being updated.

Referee reports: Referees are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is original, methodologically sound, follows appropriate ethical guidelines, has clearly presented results that support the conclusions, and correctly references previous relevant work.

Language correction is not part of the peer review process, but if they wish, referees may suggest corrections to the manuscript.

How long does the review process take? The time required for the review process depends on the referees' response. Should the referee’s reports contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed, a further expert opinion will be sought. In rare cases for which it is complicated to find a second referee to review the manuscript, or when the one referee’s report has thoroughly convinced the Publication Chair / Chair TPC, decisions at this stage to accept, reject or ask the author for a revision are made based on only one referee’s report. The Chair's decision will be sent to the author with recommendations made by the referees, which usually includes verbatim comments by the referees. Revised manuscripts might be returned to the initial referees, who may request another manuscript revision.

Final report : A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the author along with any recommendations made by the referees and may include verbatim comments.

The editor’s Decision is final. Referees advise the editor, responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article.

Becoming a referee for Transport Policy If you are not currently a referee for Transport Policy but would like to be considered, don't hesitate to contact the editor. The benefits of refereeing for Transport Policy include the opportunity to read, see, and evaluate the latest work in your research area early and contribute to the integrity of scientific research and its published documentation. You may also be able to cite your work for Transport Policy as part of your professional development requirements for various Professional Societies and Organizations.

We follow the IEEE norms for the Review process.

Whether intentional or not, plagiarism is a severe violation. Plagiarism is copying ideas, text, data and other creative work (e.g. tables, figures and graphs) and presenting it as original research without proper citation. We define plagiarism as a case in which a paper reproduces another work with at least 20% similarity and without citation.

We are very serious about Plagiarism Content; We accept only original Articles. The article may be rejected at any time if found plagiarised.