Interested in Submitting an Article to ITE Journal?

ITE Journal is published monthly by ITE—A Community of Transportation Professionals. The journal is written by and for transportation engineers, planners, consultants, educators, technologists, researchers, and other industry professionals. We value your contributions to advancing knowledge in the transportation industry and look forward to reviewing your article proposal.

Topics of Interest: We accept manuscripts on a variety of topics, including but not limited to the following: 

Big data · Complete streets · Connected and Automated vehicles · Context sensitive solutions · Distracted driving · Education · Energy and environment · Expert witness/legal liability · Freeway operations/incident management · Funding · Goods movement · Infrastructure maintenance · Intelligent transportation systems · Parking · Pedestrians/bikes · Planning/land use · Policy/legislation · Safety · Signals and signal systems · Signs/markings · Smart cities · Traffic calming · Traffic engineering · Traffic operations · Transit/public transportation · Transportation apps · Transportation demand management · Trip generation · V2X technologies

Papers on concrete pavement, bitumen, and highly technical modeling concepts are not being accepted at this time. Research papers for graduate and doctorate thesis projects are not commonly sought; please contact Holly Stowell prior to submitting a thesis paper.

The First Step

Submit a query letter to Holly Stowell, Editor in Chief, at hstowell@ite.org or call her at 202.785.0060 ext. 139 to propose an article idea. ITE accepts manuscripts, informational pieces, case studies, member profiles, and varied content based upon the editorial calendar.

After Your Proposal Has Been Accepted

Once the Editor in Chief has accepted your proposal to submit an article, please use the following information to prepare your article for submission.
 

Guide for Authors Submitting to ITE Journal

Welcome to ITE Journal's guide for authors. Below is the information you need to prepare and submit your article for consideration. Following these guidelines will ensure that your document moves seamlessly through the review and editing process.

General Submission Guidelines

• Article Types: ITE Journal accepts manuscripts, informational pieces, case studies, member profiles, and varied content based on our editorial calendar.
• Writing Style: Authors should ensure their manuscripts are clear, grammatically correct, and styled according to the ITE Journal's requirements outlined in the guidelines. The ITE Journal follows the Chicago Manual of Style.

Preparing Your Manuscript

• File Format: The preferred format for manuscript is Microsoft Word. Authors do not need to follow a template, but please ensure your heading levels are clear, and the sections clearly defined.
• Formatting Requirements: Manuscripts should not exceed 2,500 words, including references, tables, and figure text/captions. Use minimal word processing formatting; excessive formatting such as tab indents and all capitals must be avoided. See full guidelines for other requirements.
• Abstract: Each manuscript must include an abstract of 150 words (maximum).
• Figures and Tables: Articles may include up to six exhibits (e.g., tables, figures, charts). Manuscripts exceeding this number will be returned.
• Supplementary Materials: If your manuscript is accepted, you will need to submit high-resolution files for any figures or photos separately, in JPG, EPS, PNG or TIFF formats.

Submission Process

• Online Submission: Submit your completed manuscript along with any tables and figures to ITE Journal Submission Portal.
• Registration: Details for registration and submission are available at the submission portal.

• Fees: No fee is required to submit a manuscript to ITE Journal.

Peer Review Process

• Review Policy: All unsolicited manuscripts undergo a peer review by three to five experts in the topic's field. The process typically takes about two months but may vary.
• Notification of Status of Article: After the review process, the Editor in Chief decides whether or not to publish the article and notifies the author. Accepted manuscripts are then scheduled for an issue of ITE Journal based on its relevance to planned editorial themes.

Copyright and Licensing

• Copyright Transfer: If accepted, you'll be required to complete a Transfer of Copyright form, which will be sent to you by the Editor in Chief. You retain rights for future works.

Ethical Guidelines

• Original Work: The manuscript must be original and not under consideration by another publication. Proper permissions must be secured and provided for any extended quotations, figures, or tables from other works.

Post-Acceptance

• Proofs and Additional Items: Following acceptance, you'll need to provide a final Microsoft Word file of your paper in the indicated format, separate files for images, author photos and biographies, and any required permissions.

Click here to view the full submission guidelines for ITEJ.