Aims and scope

The scope and purpose of the journal includes, but is not limited to, any type of research in the area of Public Transport: Planning and Operations. As its core it serves the primary mission of advancing the state of the art and the state of the practice in computer-aided systems and scheduling in public transport. The journal considers any type of subjects in this area especially with a focus to planning and scheduling, the common ground is the use of computer-aided methods and operations research techniques to improve information management, network and route planning, vehicle and crew scheduling and rostering, vehicle monitoring and management, and practical experience with scheduling and public transport planning methods. Besides theoretical papers, the journal also publishes case studies and applications. Public Transport addresses transport operators, consulting firms and academic institutions involved in development, utilization or research of computer-aided planning and scheduling in public transport.