ASTR Conference

Call for Abstracts

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The Association of Sustainable Transportation Researchers (ASTR) invites submissions for its inaugural conference from researchers, practitioners, and policy analysts working on all aspects of sustainable transportation.

ASTR is an independent, interdisciplinary association of researchers and practitioners dedicated to advancing scholarship and practice in support of a sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient transportation system. Our core values include: scientific integrity, independence, interdisciplinary collaboration, and public relevance and impact.

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For more information, contact Rachel Nealer (rachael.nealer@atlaspolicy.com) or Alan Jenn (ajenn@ucdavis.edu).

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Topics of interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Transportation decarbonization strategies and impacts

• Vehicle technologies, fuels, and infrastructure*​

• Transportation–energy system interactions

• Equity, accessibility, and environmental justice

• Modeling, data, and methods for transportation analysis

• Policy design, implementation, and evaluation

• Passenger, freight, aviation, maritime, and off-road transportation

• Regional, national, or international case studies

*Our vehicle technologies track will be partnering with the Electric Vehicle Conference (https://evc2025.welcome-manager.de/)

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Extended abstracts

All conference submissions should be made as extended abstracts:

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• Length: ~1,000–2,000 words (excluding references)

• Figures and tables permitted

• Sufficient detail to assess methods, data, and contributions

• Template available here

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Extended abstracts will be peer reviewed and considered for oral or poster presentation. Authors will be asked at the time of submission whether they are interested in submitting a full paper to a journal special issue.

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Deadline for abstracts is now extended to June 12, 2026

Expected notification of acceptance is by August 1, 2026

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Full papers (journal-linked submissions)

 

ASTR is coordinating with select academic journals to host special issues associated with the conference. Authors whose extended abstracts are accepted and are interested in journal publication will be invited to submit a full paper after review of the abstracts. Full papers will:

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• Be prepared in journal format

• Undergo additional peer review, independently of conference presentation participation

 

Details regarding participating journals, manuscript timelines, and submission procedures will be posted on the conference website as they are finalized.

 

Deadline for full papers is TBD

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Review process

Submissions will be reviewed by the ASTR technical committee and reviews will be shared with corresponding authors once a decision has been made. The process will be as transparent as possible to authors to support the ASTR’s mission. Re-reviews will be considered on a case-by-case basis and managed by the Abstract Review and Paper Director with input from the Steering Committee. Session themes and tracks will be formed based on the accepted submissions and to align with ASTR’s mission and inaugural-conference goals.