Presenter Information

• TRB Annual Meeting Papers Timeline

  July 1: Submission Site Opens and full Instructions for Authors posted 
  August 1: Submission Site Closes
  August – September: Submission Review 
  Late October: Notifications of Submission Decision
  November 20: Deadline date to upload Research Summary
  November 21: Full papers and research summaries posted to Online Program

• Paper Submission General Guidelines

  The TRB Annual Meeting is supported by more than 60 sponsors, including federal funding. As a recipient of federal funding, TRB is obligated to conform to its federal agreements, as well as applicable laws, regulations, executive orders, and agency guidance, as may be updated periodically. 

  The relevant topic areas for papers and presentations are developed by authors and speakers, and the technical and scientific review of papers is conducted by volunteers with appropriate expertise. While TRB exercises independence in the conduct of the TRB Annual Meeting, TRB will continue to monitor the current research priorities of our sponsors, which may affect the scope of topics to be presented at the TRB Annual Meeting. We recognize that research priorities continue to be clarified at the federal and state level.  This makes it impractical for TRB to provide specific topic areas in advance of the TRB Annual Meeting. In addition, TRB’s ability to review papers is constrained by the availability of suitable reviewers on a very tight review schedule. For these reasons, TRB may not accept otherwise worthy papers and presentation ideas. Please note, TRB is unable to pre-screen submissions for any reason before the August 1 deadline.     

  TRB appreciates your understanding and continued contributions to the TRB community. We will continue to communicate updates as they become available, and we look forward to a successful 2026 annual meeting.

• Statement on Paper Subject Areas

  The TRB Annual Meeting is supported by more than 60 sponsors, including federal funding. As a recipient of federal funding, TRB is obligated to conform to its federal agreements, as well as applicable laws, regulations, executive orders, and agency guidance, as may be updated periodically. 

  The relevant topic areas for papers and presentations are developed by authors and speakers, and the technical and scientific review of papers is conducted by volunteers with appropriate expertise. While TRB exercises independence in the conduct of the TRB Annual Meeting, TRB will continue to monitor the current research priorities of our sponsors, which may affect the scope of topics to be presented at the TRB Annual Meeting. We recognize that research priorities continue to be clarified at the federal and state level.  This makes it impractical for TRB to provide specific topic areas in advance of the TRB Annual Meeting. In addition, TRB’s ability to review papers is constrained by the availability of suitable reviewers on a very tight review schedule. For these reasons, TRB may not accept otherwise worthy papers and presentation ideas. Please note, TRB is unable to pre-screen submissions for any reason before the August 1 deadline.     

  TRB appreciates your understanding and continued contributions to the TRB community. We will continue to communicate updates as they become available, and we look forward to a successful 2026 annual meeting.

• Present your Paper at the TRB Annual Meeting

  Thank you for submitting your papers to the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting. The submission site is now closed. If you have additional questions about submissions, please see our FAQ. Due to the high volume of submissions, we cannot allow changes to papers after the deadline, nor can we make exceptions to allow new submissions after the deadline.
   
  Authors, please be advised, if your paper is accepted into the meeting, the full paper will be automatically posted to the Online Program and visible to TRB sponsors and attendees. If you do not want the full paper posted online, in November you will have the option to submit a Short Format Research Summary to be posted instead. To do so, you must upload the summary to MyTRB no later than November 20. Whether you choose to include your full paper or opt to upload a research summary, please note that neither format will be indexed in the TRID database.  More information will be shared on this topic if your paper is accepted.

• Guidance

  The TRB Annual Meeting resource webpages provide guidance for participants, including details on processes for authors, peer review coordinators, reviewers, event organizers, presiding officers, and presenters.