We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the WCTR 2026 conference. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the latest research and discussions in the field of transport policy and practice.  Please find the full details in the Call for Papers – WCTR 2026 [PDF].

Important Dates

• Submission opening: April 1st, 2025
• Deadline for submission: September 1st, 2025 (23h59 – Paris Local Time)
• Notification of paper acceptance: February 2nd, 2026
• Deadline for registration of presenting author: April 1st, 2026
• Deadline for submission of final papers for conference: June 1st, 2026

Papers should be submitted using the paper template and the online call for paper submission system. All details and instructions are available on the submission page on the WCTR 2026 website.

For any inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Please visit the conference website for the latest information regarding the WCTR 2026 conference.

We look forward to your submission.

Call for Papers – WCTR 2026 [PDF]

[Updated: April 1, 2025]:  The application period to join WCTRS Young Researchers Initiative, Edition-5 has concluded.

We are pleased to announce an extension of the deadline for WCTRS-Y applications to March 31. This extension provides an excellent opportunity for more young professionals to apply and benefit from being part of WCTRS-Y.

As part of WCTRS Education effort for its Young Members, we now invite applications to participate in WCTRS Young Researchers Initiative, Edition-5 (WCTRS-Y/Ed-5), which covers three Activities open to the participation of young members who apply and receive a formal notification of acceptance to participate. Those are Y-I (Young Conference), Y-II (PhD Students’ Grants), and Y-III (Young Online Facility), as indicated below.

Therefore, the invitation is open to all WCTRS members from July 2023 to July 2026 who are less than 35 years old on the opening day of WCTR-17, 06/July/2026, Toulouse, France. Young Post Graduate students, young University staff, and young researchers in transportation, who are not yet members of WCTRS and are interested in applying for this initiative should register as new members of the WCTRS for the period January 2025 to July 2026 via WCTRS Secretariate (link), before application.

Details of each of the above three activities are given in this (link), including eligibility conditions for application and a summary note on each of the three activities (aim, description, operation rules, honoraria rules, ….).

For application, please complete the related Application Forms, Y-I (link), Y-II (link) and Y-III (link).

Due to its sustained belief in investing in its young members, who are the future of the society, the Steering Committee, STC, of WCTRS allocates honoraria worth US $22500 to a number of leading young participants in the three activities of the Initiative. The participants will be selected based on their merits and capabilities.

I look forward to receiving your application before the given deadlines for each activity and wish you the best wishes.

Prof Rosário Macário,
Leader of WCTRS-Y Ed-5, and
Member of WCTRS Steering Committee

Call to Participate in WCTRS Young Researchers Initiative Edition-5 WCTRS-Y / Ed-5 (PDF)

Description and Rules of Operation WCTRS Young Researchers Initiative Edition-5 WCTRS-Y / Ed-5 (PDF)