Urban Rail Transit is an interdisciplinary and open-access journal that provides a platform for scientists, researchers and engineers of urban rail transit

• Covers topics in urban rail transportation operation and management, design and planning, civil engineering, equipment and systems and other related topics.
• Promote academic discussions and technical exchanges among peers.
• Also reports important news on the development and operating experience of urban rail transit and related government policies, laws, guidelines, and regulations.
• The publication costs are covered by Beijing Urban Rapid Rail Transit Press Co. Ltd so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge.
• The journal operates a double-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers do not know the names or affiliations of the authors and the reviewer reports provided to the authors are anonymous.