The World Transport Convention (WTC) is an international academic conference jointly supported by domestic and foreign transport science and technology organizations. The WTC serves as a platform for researchers, scholars, practitioners from around the globe to present their work, share their experience, discuss cutting-edge technical issues, and explore solutions to common challenges the transportation industry faces today. The 9th World Transport Convention 2025 (WTC 2025) is scheduled to be held in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in June 2025. It will be co-hosted by China Highway &Transportation Society, China Institute of Navigation, China Railway Society, Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Society of Automotive Engineers, and China Air Transport Association.

The Transport Technology and Development Forum and Transportation Industry Development Conference 2025 will be held concurrently during WTC 2025. It is an academic conference in the field of transportation hosted by China Highway & Transportation Society.

In order to promote academic exchanges and technological progress in the industry, papers are being solicited from transportation and related fields at home and abroad. Below are the instructions for papers:

I. Scope of papers

Full paper or extended abstract in either Chinese or English in Highway Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Tunnel Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Transportation planning, Waterborne Transportation, Rail Transit, Air Transportation, interdisciplinary areas and other fields is acceptable, involving academic research, technological innovation, experience summary, engineering practice and industrial development.

II. Requirements

1. The purpose of this call for papers is to encourage academic exchanges. Both unpublished and published papers are allowed.

2. Unpublished papers can be submitted in the form of a full paper or extended abstract. A full paper submitted should be authentic and original, and must not be plagiarized from any papers which have been previously published, presented, accepted for publication, or are under review by any other publications or conferences.

3. Previously published papers should be submitted only in the form of an extended abstract.

4. The full papers or extended abstracts submitted must not involve confidentiality issues, and the author bears sole responsibility for their views.

5. The full text of the paper should not cover more than 7 pages, and the length is preferably less than 5,000 words. The length for an extended abstract is preferably approximately 1,000 words.

III. Inclusion, publication and presentation

1. If you are an author of a full paper, you can choose one of the following methods: 1) have your paper included in the conference proceedings and give a presentation, 2) have your paper included in the abstract compendium and give a presentation, or 3) only give a presentation. If you are an author of an extended abstract, you can choose either to have your paper included in the abstract compendium and give a presentation, or to only give a presentation. Previously published papers must be submitted in the form of an extended abstract and you can only choose “only give a presentation”.

2. The Proceedings of WTC 2025 will be published and the electronic version of The Abstract Compendium of WTC 2025 will be produced.

(1) If the author selects the option of “to be included in the proceedings and giving a presentation”, the paper will be selected into The Proceedings of WTC 2025 for publication after it passed the review, and its abstract will be selected into the electronic version of The Abstract Compendium of WTC 2025. The Executive Committee shall provide an acceptance certificate of the proceedings to the author.

(2) If the author selects the option of “to be included in abstract compendium and giving a presentation”, the abstract will be selected into the electronic version of The Abstract Compendium of WTC 2025 after the paper/extended abstract passed the review. The Executive Committee shall provide an acceptance certificate of the abstract compendium to the author.

3. The Executive Committee shall select no more than 100 authors whose papers/extended abstracts passed the review based on the merit to give a presentation at WTC 2025 and issue them the academic report certificate of the conference; the remaining authors shall be arranged to give a presentation at the Transport Technology and Development Forum and Transportation Industry Development Conference 2025, and issued the academic report certificate of the event.

4. Authors of the proceedings can decide whether it can be retrieved by CNKI. Inclusion in other forms will not be retrieved by CNKI.

5. Recommended Papers of WTC 2025 will be selected by the Executive Committee from the full papers that passed the review.

IV. Submission and participation

1. Please download the submission template for full paper or extended abstract at “Paper Submission” or “Download Center” on the WTC official website.

2. Please submit your paper at “Paper Submission” on the WTC official website. Please register an account to submit your paper. Those who have an account can log in directly.

3. When submitting your paper, please select the WTC division or discipline and technical committee according to the research area. The setting of WTC division, discipline, and technical committee can be found on the official website of the conference under "About - Structures – The 3rd Academic Sub-Committee".

4. After their papers/extended abstracts passed the review, the authors should participate in the Transport Technology and Development Forum and Transportation Industry Development Conference 2025 to better disseminate their findings. The payment link will be notified later. Please pay the participation fee in a timely manner to ensure the paper/extended abstract acceptance on time and obtain admission permit of giving a presentation.

5. The email address is the sole identity credential for the author to register to attend the conference and submit the paper. Please make sure to use the same email address so that the paper is consistent with the participating author.

6. In order to encourage more authors to attend the conference, at most 1 paper is allowed for each registered account.

V. Important dates

1. Call for papers starts at: December 11, 2024.

2. Submission system activation starts at: December 21, 2024.

3. The deadline for papers “to be included in the proceedings and giving a presentation”: February 14, 2025.

4. The deadline for papers “to be included in abstract compendium and giving a presentation” and “giving a presentation only”: February 28, 2025.

VI. Contact details

E-mail: wtcacademic@9811.com.cn

WTC Official Website: www.wtc-conference.com

                          

Executive Committee of WTC              China Highway & Transportation Society

December 11, 2024