Important Dates

Abstracts Open	1 October 2024
Abstracts Close	15 February 2025 Extended to 3 March 2025 (Closed)
Acceptation Announce	1 April 2025
Full Paper Close	1 June 2025
Registration Open	1 June 2025
Early Bird Ends	15 July 2025

Full Paper Submission

Journal publication

Full papers presented at the conference will be assessed and authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version for possible publication in the special issues of the following three journals after a full review process of the respective journals and depending on the fit of the papers in the scopes of the journals, etc.

Wear (Elsevier), with guest editors:

- Dr. Zili Li, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
– Dr. Alfredo Nunez Vicencio, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
– Dr. Paul Meehan, University of Queensland, Australia.
– Dr. Akira Matsumoto, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
– Dr. Hua Chen, Railway Technical Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
The submission system for WEAR will be open from 1 December 2025 to 31 May 2026.

Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit(IMechE, Sage)

Journal of Mechanical Systems for Transportation and Logistics (JSME)

Conference Venue

Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus
7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8554
Access to Sophia University and Campus Map

Events (Tentative)

September 22 (Monday)
・ICRI Workshop (9:00~16:00)
・CM2025 Registration (15:30~17:30)
・Welcome Party (18:00~)
September 23 (Tuesday)
・Opening ceremony, Keynote Speech, General Presentations
September 24 (Wednesday)
・Keynote Speech, General Presentations, Shotgun sessions for Poster presentation, Conference banquet
September 25 (Thursday)
・Keynote Speech, General Presentations, Closing ceremony (17:00～17:30)
September 26 (Friday)
・Technical visits

Accommodation

The conference venue, Sophia University Yotsuya Campus, is a three-minute walk from the Yotsuya station (JR and Tokyo Metro) and easily accessible by train from hotels in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Participants are requested to make their own hotel reservations.

As a reference, the following are hotels within walking distance of the venue.

1. Tokyu Stay Yotsuya (approx. 7 min walk, budget)
2. Hotel Keihan Tokyo Yotsuya (approx. 7 min walk, budget)
3. Hotel New Otani Tokyo (approx. 5 min walk, upscale)

We kindly encourage participants to make hotel reservations in advance, as accommodations in Tokyo may become limited toward the end of September.

Contact information

For inquiries regarding the conference, please contact:
Email:cm2025[at]jscmr.jp

Host Organization

Japanese Society of Contact Mechanics on Railway (JSCMR)