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 World Transport Convention 2027 (WTC 2027) is scheduled to be held in Tianjin in June 2027.

The Transport Technology and Industry Innovation Development Conference 2027 will be held immediately after WTC 2027. This conference aims to build a high-level exchange and cooperation platform for multiple disciplines in comprehensive transportation, and to promote the deep integration of transportation technology innovation and industry innovation.

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, Safety and Emergency Management, 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 Both unpublished and published papers are allowed.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 Unpublished papers can be submitted in the form of a full paper or extended abstract.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.

6. At least one author is required to give a presentation at the conference once the paper is accepted (relevant registration fees are involved).

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 2027 will be published and the electronic version of The Abstract Compendium of WTC 2027 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 2027 for publication after it passed the review, and its abstract will be selected into the electronic version of The Abstract Compendium of WTC 2027. The Executive Committee shall provide an acceptance certificate of The Proceedings of WTC 2027 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 2027 after the paper/extended abstract passed the review. The Executive Committee shall provide an acceptance certificate of The Abstract Compendium of WTC 2027 to the author.

(3) If the author selects the option of “only give a presentation”, the Executive Committee shall provide a review result certificate of the paper/extended abstract of WTC 2027 to the author after the paper/extended abstract passed the review.

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 2027 and issue them the academic report certificate of WTC2027; Other authors well be arranged to give a presentation at the Transport Technology and Industry Innovation Development Conference 2027, and issued the academic report certificate of the event.

4. Authors participating in presentation exchanges are required to pay the corresponding conference registration fee within the specified time according to the presentation schedule.

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

6. The Executive Committee will select the Impact Nominee Papers of WTC 2027 from the full papers that passed the review.

IV. Recommendation of papers to partner journals

1. Full papers or extended abstracts accepted by the conference under the submission category of "have your paper included in the abstract compendium and give a presentation" or "only give a presentation" are eligible for recommendation.

2. Papers under the submission category of " have your paper included in the conference proceedings and give a presentation " or those already formally published on other platforms are not eligible for recommendation.

3. Paper recommendation involves extensive cooperation with academic journals in transportation and related fields. Partner journals will provide support services such as priority review, fast-track publishing, and special column publication for conference submissions. Please refer to the attachment for the specific list of partner journals.

4. Recommendation process: Authors may choose whether to opt for journal recommendation upon submission. After a submission is accepted by the conference, partner journals will select articles they wish to include. For submissions not selected by any journal, authors may arrange other submissions independently. If a paper is shortlisted by a journal and the author intends to submit it to that journal, the journal will organize expert review in accordance with its own peer review procedure and notify the author of the final acceptance decision. Papers passing review will proceed to the publication process. Please refer to the subsequent journal profiles for the specific publication schedule of each journal.

5. Conference review results and journal screening results are not equivalent to journal acceptance decisions. A paper shall be accepted only upon passing the journal's independent peer review.

6. If authors opt for journal recommendation, they shall refrain from submitting the same paper to other publishing platforms prior to receiving the journal's final acceptance decision.

V. 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. If you wish to participate in journal recommendation, please do not choose to "have your paper included in the proceedings and give 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. Each registered account is limited to submitting 1 paper.

VI. Important dates

1. Call for papers starts at: October 19, 2026 (UTC+8).

2. The deadline for papers “to be included in the proceedings and give a presentation”: 24:00 on December 31, 2026 (UTC+8).

3. The deadline for papers “to be included in abstract compendium and give a presentation” and “only give a presentation”: 24:00 on January 19, 2027 (UTC+8).

VII. Contact details

E-mail: wtcacademic@9811.com.cn

WTC Official Website: www.en.wtc-conference.com

 

Attachment: List of WTC 2027 Partner Journals

                          

Executive Committee of WTC

October 19, 2026

 

Attachment

List of WTC 2027 Partner Journals

Note: This list will be continuously updated. Please pay attention to subsequent notices of the World Transport Convention.

1.High-speed Railway

2.Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure

3.Journal of Highway and Transportation Research and Development (English Edition)

4.Journal of Railway Science and Technplogy

5.Journal of Road Engineering

6.Journal of the Air Transport Research Society

7.Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)

8.Multimodal Transportation

9.Smart Underground Engineering

10.Transportation Safety and Environment

11.北京航空航天大学学报

12.北京交通大学学报

13.长安大学学报（自然科学版）

14.城市交通

15.重庆交通大学学报（自然科学版）

16.大连海事大学学报

17.大连交通大学学报

18.地下空间与工程学报

19.都市快轨交通

20.高速铁路技术

21.公路

22.公路工程

23.公路交通技术

24.公路交通科技

25.航海技术

26.航空工程进展

27.华东交通大学学报

28.华南理工大学学报（自然科学版）

29.机车电传动

30.交通信息与安全

31.交通运输工程学报

32.交通运输系统工程与信息

33.交通运输研究

34.路基工程

35.桥梁建设

36.山东大学学报（工学版）

37.上海海事大学学报

38.沈阳航空航天大学学报

39.世界桥梁

40.隧道建设（中英文）

41.隧道与地下工程灾害防治

42.铁道科学与工程学报

43.铁道运输与经济

44.铁路物流

45.西北工业大学学报

46.现代交通与冶金材料

47.中国公路

48.中国公路学报

49.中国航海

50.中国机械工程

51.中国交通信息化

52.中国铁道科学

53.中外公路