New features in Transportation Planning and Technology

I am delighted to be able to announce the launch of two new features in Transportation Planning and Technology, which we envisage playing a high profile role in the future of the Journal.

The first is a new series of articles titled ‘Hot Topics in Transport’. For each Journal issue an academic expert will be invited to write a short evidenced discussion article highlighting the key issues and arguments relating to a ‘hot topic’ relating to transport planning and/or technology. Authors are encouraged to give their own assessment of the issues surrounding this topic, potential solutions to key problems and/or a future agenda for transport research and practice in this area, with this assessment being clearly evidenced. The articles will be written in a way that seeks to stimulate discussion and response, and such debate will be encouraged via the Journal’s social media channels (see below). All articles will be fully peer reviewed using an accelerated process, in order to facilitate rapid publication. The first ‘Hot Topics in Transport’ paper is included in this issue, and features Prof. David Hensher focusing on the future of Mobility as a Service.

The second new feature is the introduction of a regular ‘Editor’s Choice’ paper in each journal issue. This is a paper which the Editor-in-Chief (or the Guest Editors for Special Issues) has identified as being of particularly high quality or of particular interest to the transport research community. This paper will be awarded three months free access in order to maximise its readership and impact, and will be promoted via the journal’s website and social media channels. All Editor’s Choice papers will be shortlisted for an annual ‘Best Paper in Transportation Planning and Technology’ award. The inaugural Editor’s Choice paper, included in this issue, is ‘An analysis of the vulnerability of road networks in response to disruption events through accessibility indicators specification’ by Ilaria Henke, Gianmarco Troiani and Francesca Pagliara. The paper proposes a methodology for analysing the vulnerability of road networks to external shocks, and describes the application of the methodology to a case study area in Italy.

The editorial team very much hope that these features will further increase your enjoyment of Transportation Planning and Technology, and we look forward to your feedback on these new initiatives.

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