Call for Papers
Journal, Infrastructure Planning Review,Vol.24

The Infrastructure Planning Committee calls for peer-reviewed papers for inclusion in the Journal, Infrastructure Planning Review Vol.24. Papers which have been presented at a Conference of Infrastructure Planning are qualified to be submitted for peer review. Various types of papers are expected to apply. Their focuses could include: comprehensive summaries of theories and their demonstrations, new academic or social issues, proposals of new theories and their development including practical applications, discussions on practical policies, and useful case studies. Those who have presented at the conference are encouraged to submit their papers.

Paper application for peer review:

For peer review, authors could submit papers which have been presented at a Conference of Infrastructure Planning as they are or improving them on the basis of discussions at the conference. Please make sure that paper submission method has changed from mailing to on-line submission of the manuscript data.

Paper submission requirements follow. Applying papers must be written in Japanese or English. Although the paper title and author information could be changed from those of the presented ones, a paper whose content greatly differs from that of the presented one might be declined. Submitted full papers must not substantially overlap papers that have been already published or that are simultaneously submitted to other journal or conference with proceedings, while an author can submit multiple papers. As the paper publication fee does not include the price of the Journal, Infrastructure Planning Review Vol. 24., subscription orders are necessary to purchase it. For subscription, please e-mail (hashimoto@jsce.or.jp) or fax (03-5379-0125) a subscription form (free format) in which items listing below are filled to the conference secretariat (attn. Hashimoto). Items that are required to be included in the subscription form are: 1) title of the publication (Infrastructure Planning Review, Vol 24.), 2) no. of purchasing copies, 3) subscriber name, 4) sending address, 5) membership category and ID code, 6) telephone no., and 7) the name of the addressee of the invoice. The special price of the Journal for subscribers is JPY 7,000/copy (shipping fee is included).

Paper submission guidelines

Deadline
12:00 March 1 (Thursday), 2007
Paper submission method(on-line submission only)
Access the on-line submission page at http://www.e-gakkai.com/jsce1/entry.html and upload your paper manuscript data following the directions.
No. of pages of a paper
Max. 12 pages
Publication fee (Total no. of pages of a paper: fee)
4 pages: JPY12,000, 6 pages: JPY18,000, 8 pages: JPY 32,000,
10 pages: JPY 50,000, 12 pages: JPY72,000
Fee for copies of a paper
Separately charged (minimum unit order quantity: 50 copies)

Notes:

The publication fee will be billed to the applicant after acceptance of the paper has been decided.

Paper format (a sample is available on the web site.)

  1. Type on A4 paper (210 mm×297 mm). The finally accepted paper manuscripts will be scaled down to B5 size (86% of the original size) and be published by offset printing. Figures and tables should be created large enough to be identifiable even when their sizes are scaled down.
  2. Margin sizes: Left and right: 20 mm, top: 19 mm, bottom: 24 mm
    No. of lines: 56 lines/page i)
    Typeface: Times New Romans, 11 pt. ii)
    When either paper format or paper quality does not meet the requirements, the paper might not be accepted.
    Note:
    i) No. of lines less than the required are allowed when line spacing is justified to be slightly wider to describe superscripts or fractions, or to avoid any title placement in the last line.
    ii) Slight differences in the font size resulting from differences in software or hardware in use are permissible.
  3. The English and Japanese paper titles typed in 12pt. font are placed in the first three lines of the cover page as centered.
  4. Right below the title, in the fourth and fifth lines, is author information right aligned.
  5. The body starts from the ninth line.
  6. The left bottom footnotes in smaller pt. than 11 pt. should include:
    (1) Max. four keywords (choose from the following list)
    (2) All authors’ membership classification, type of earned degrees, mailing address of the contact author, tel. and fax. no, and e-mail address.
  7. Section headings
    The body consists of chapter, section, and subsections. Their heading rules follow:
    (1) Chapter headings (i.e. 1., 2.): Leave one blank line before and after the headings.
    (2) Section headings (i.e.(1), (2)): Leave one blank line before the headings.
    (3) Subsection headings (i.e.(a), (b)): Descriptions start from the next line of the headings.
  8. References: see the paper format sample.
  9. The abstract of the paper both in English (max. 100 words) and Japanese (max. 300 characters) must be included at the end of the paper. Draw a full-length line at the end of the paper and below the line, type the paper title applying the left justification. Author names (right justification) come to the next line. The abstract body with two space indents at both sides is placed below the author names. Draw a line at the end of the English abstract as the Japanese abstract follows.
  10. The paper format sample can be downloaded from the Committee’s web site at http://www.jsce.or.jp/committee/ip/journal23/sample_vol_23-e.doc. Those who cannot make it, request the sample via fax to the secretariat.

Paper review procedures

The Academic Affairs Sub-Committee will take the responsibility for paper review. Recommendations on papers resulting from the first peer review will be one of “Accept as is”, “Accept subject to changes being satisfactorily made” or “Reject”. The first peer review results will be announced at the end of May 2007. Papers that are accepted subject to changes will be requested to be revised to go through the second review by which their acceptance/rejection are decided. The results of the revised paper review will be announced in mid August. No fee is necessary for the review of the revised papers.

Papers’ topic fields and review panel organization of the Academic Affairs Sub-Committee for the Journal, Infrastructure Planning Review, Vol.24.

Hideyuki KITA, Chairperson of the Paper Review Panel
Eihan SHIMIZU, Vice Chairperson
Executive Secretary: Keishi TANIMOTO

Topic field Paper Review Panel Keyword
A. General Infrastructure Planning Naoki TAKESUE
Keiichi KITAZUME
Kakuya MATSUSHIMA		 Basic Planning Theory, Planning Techniques, Systems Analysis, Theory of Survey, Evaluation Techniques for Public Works Projects, Measurement Techniques for Infrastructure Development Effects, Theory of Finance and Institution, Project Planning, Construction Planning and Management, Infrastructure Maintenance and Management, Attitudinal Survey and Analysis, Information for Planning, Information Processing, Theory of Development Techniques
B. Regional And City Planning Makoto TSUKAI
Kazuhiro KIMURA
Ikuo SUGIYAMA		 National Land Planning, Regional Planning, City Planning,
District Planning, Residential Location, Industrial Location,
Population Distribution, Analysis of Land Price, Land Use,
Urban Development and Improvement, Land Readjustment, Citizen Participation, GIS, Redevelopment, Remote Sensing, Measurement
C. Resource, Environment, and Disaster Prevention Planning Ryuichi SHIBAZAKI
Eiji OHNO
Yosiharu NAMIKAWA
 Environmental Planning, Disaster Prevention Planning,
River Planning, Water Resources Planning, Energy Planning,
Global Environmental Issues, Adverse Environmental Effects of Transportation
D. Landscape and Spatial Planning Masaaki OKADA
Akihiko HIGUCHI
Keijiro YAMADA
 Landscape, Soundscape, Park and Open Space, Waterfront Amenities Planning, Tourism and Leisure, Spatial Maintenance and Design, Image Analysis, History of Civil Engineering
E.Transportation Analysis Shinya KURAUCHI
Daisuke FUKUDA
ZHNAG Jyunyi
Hiroshi TATSUMI
Toshiyuki OKAMURA
Akira KIKUCHI		 Trip Generation (Production and Attraction), Trip Distribution, Traffic Assignment, Route Choice, Modal Choice, Car Ownership and Use, Parking Demand, Travel Behavior Analysis, Network Traffic Analysis, Public Transportation Demand, Pedestrian Behavior, Cyclist Behavior, Logistics
F. Transportation Infrastructure Planning

Kazuhiko ISHIGURO
Naohisa OKAMOTO
Yasuro SHIROMIZU

Comprehensive Transportation Planning, District Transportation Planning, Transportation Network Planning, Public Transportation Planning, Advanced Transportation System Planning, Pedestrian and Cyclist Transportation Planning, Highway Planning, Railway Planning, Airport Planning, Port and Harbor Planning, Terminal Planning, Parking Planning, Transportation Planning Evaluation, Logistics Planning
G. Traffic Operation and Management Satoru KOBAYAKAWA
Masahiro RACHI
Hidekatsu HAMAOKA
Tetsuo MITANI
Shoichiro NAKAYAMA
Yukimasa MATSUMOTO		 Traffic Flow, Traffic Capacity, Traffic Control, Transportation Management, Traffic Safety, Traffic Information, Measures for Automotive Environmental Impacts, Public Transportation Management, Measures for Transportation Disadvantaged People, Marine Transportation, Airport Systems Management, Traffic Flow Measurement, Transportation Demand Management, Intelligent Transport System

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