Download Author Instructions and prepare your manuscript using the template: Word 2010 / Word 97 – 2003.
All papers submitted to the JRS undergo a peer-review process, unless the paper is submitted as a contributed article. See detailed review process under Reviewer Instructions.
Submit your paper online at Editorial Manager. For help, see the Online Submission Upload Guide. If you have any issues using this online system please contact Professor Raphael Grzebieta on r.grzebieta@unsw.edu.au; p: +61 2 9385 4479; m: +61 (0) 411 234 057.
Please note: by making a submission to the Journal of Road Safety (JRS), all authors understand and are agreeing to the licenses and copyright terms as well as publication ethics of the JRS – please read under Editorial Policy.
Article Types
Please select the most suitable article type before preparing your manuscript and ensure that your paper meets all the requirements of your chosen article type as described below. For all articles, word limit may be flexible upon agreement between the author and Managing Editor.
| Original Road Safety Research | |
| For papers presenting road safety data or findings that are original. Original Road Safety Research articles allow authors to showcase ground breaking research and/or innovative approaches to improving road safety based on original data and analyses in any field of road safety e.g. road infrastructure, vehicle technology, enforcement practices. Start the manuscript with Key Findings using 3-5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point), describing the essence of the research (e.g. results or conclusions) and highlighting what is distinctive about it. | Word count: up to 5000 words, including key findings and references. Abstract: up to 250 words. Key words: up to 6. Tables/Figures: up to 6. References: up to 40. |
| Road Safety Data, Research & Evaluation Methods | |
| For papers focused on new methodological contributions, studies/appraisals of existing methodological approaches (e.g. cost-benefit analysis), or data management in road safety. Start the manuscript with Key Findings using 3-5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point), describing the essence of the research (e.g. results or conclusions) and highlighting what is distinctive about it. | Word count: up to 5000 words, including key findings and references. Abstract: up to 250 words. Key words: up to 6. Tables/Figures: up to 6. References: up to 40. |
| Road Safety Policy & Practice | |
| Papers presenting critical analyses of road safety policy and practice in any country or countries: e.g. policy formulation, advocacy, enforcement practices or outcomes, legislation, infrastructure management, institutional management, investment, technology, etc. If the paper reviews or synthesises other evidence based studies, authors should consider the principles set out in the PRISMA checklist: http://www.prisma-statement.org/documents/PRISMA%202009%20checklist.doc. Start the manuscript with Key Findings using 3-5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point), describing the essence of the analyses (e.g. results or conclusions) and highlighting what is distinctive about it. |
Word count: up to 5000 words, including key findings and references. Abstract: up to 250 words. Key words: up to 6. Tables/Figures: up to 6. References: up to 40. |
| Road Safety Case Studies | |
| Papers illustrating road safety projects/programs with measurable results and the process of implementation or translation of evidence-based interventions into specific local settings and contexts. These papers must highlight any insights gained from successful and/or non-successful initiatives to assist others with similar implementation challenges (e.g. program features associated with success; political, economic or technical barriers to success and strategies to address them; references to resources that will assist in the replication of evidence-based best practice; priority research questions that need to be resolved to advance the field). Case studies from low and middle income countries are particularly welcome. Start the manuscript with Key Findings using 3-5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point), describing the essence of the experience (e.g. results or conclusions) and highlighting what is distinctive about it. | Word count: up to 5000 words, including key findings and references. Abstract: up to 250 words. Key words: up to 6. Tables/Figures: up to 6. References: up to 40. |
| Road Safety Evidence Review | |
| Papers reviewing the evidence/literature including systematic reviews and meta-analyses should try to adhere as close as possible to the principles set out in the PRISMA checklist: http://www.prisma-statement.org/documents/PRISMA%202009%20checklist.doc. Start the manuscript with Key Findings using 3-5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point), describing the essence of review findings (e.g. results or conclusions) and highlighting what is distinctive about it. | Word count: up to 5000 words, including key findings and references. Abstract: up to 250 words. Key words: up to 6. Tables/Figures: up to 6. |
| Road Safety Best Practice Guidance | |
| A practical guidance paper on how to (not academic literature review) translate research evidence into policy and/or implementation in a particular field of road safety e.g. how to apply successful speed management solutions in Australia in a low- or middle-income country; evidence based best practice in road law and enforcement of it. | Word count: up to 5000 words, including key findings and references. Abstract: up to 250 words. Key words: up to 6. Tables/Figures: up to 6. |
| Road Safety Theory | |
| Formulation, refinement and critical analyses of theories which may guide research, policy and practice in road safety. | Word count: up to 5000 words, including key findings and references. Abstract: up to 250 words. Key words: up to 6. Tables/Figures: up to 6. A practical guidance paper on how to (not academic literature review) translate research evidence into policy and/or implementation in a particular field of road safety e.g. how to apply successful speed management solutions in Australia in a low- or middle-income country; evidence based best practice in road law and enforcement of it. |
| Road Safety Media Review | |
| Papers that critically review newspapers, TV, radio, advertising, online and other media related to road safety and that highlight practical implications which could assist in improving road safety. Start the manuscript with Key Findings using 2-3 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point), describing the essence of the review and highlighting what is distinctive about it. | Word count: up to 2000 words, including key findings and references. Abstract: up to 150 words. Key words: up to 6. Tables/Figures: up to 2. |
| Perspective/Commentary on Road Safety | |
| Brief, accessible, and informative pieces covering a wide variety of timely topics of relevance to road safety. The commentary should have a depth of analysis, novel insight, and sound argument. Authors who are experts in their fields and can draw on their depth of knowledge and experience to enlighten the road safety community are sought. Promotional material about a person, program, institution, or plan; elaboration of unproven hypotheses; rehash of issues that have already been covered extensively; consensus statements are not accepted. Start the manuscript with Key Findings using 2-3 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point), describing the essence of your perspective/commentary and highlighting what is distinctive about it. The Managing Editor in consultation with the Executive Officer, Peer-review Editor, and/or Editorial Board as needed, decides the acceptance of Perspective/Commentary and may be peer-reviewed depending on the Perspective/Commentary submitted. | Abstract and keywords are not required for Perspective/Commentary on Road Safety. Word count: up to 1000 words, including key findings and references. Tables/Figures: 1 or 2. |
| Correspondence (Letters to the Editor) | |
| Brief communications relating to material that has been recently published in the journal. Statements that may be viewed as slanderous or libelous are not permitted. Letters that are off topic, redundant or unlikely to be of interest to the general readership are not considered. The Managing Editor in consultation with the Executive Officer, Peer-review Editor, and/or Editorial Board as needed, decides which Correspondence to accept and may be peer-reviewed depending on the letter submitted. | Abstract and keywords are not required for Correspondence. Word count: up to 300 words, including references. Tables/Figures: up to 4. |
For JRS related enquiries please contact:
Dr Chika Sakashita
JRS Managing Editor
journaleditor@acrs.org.au
