Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Electric Power Components and Systems
ISSN 1532-5008 · eISSN 1532-5016 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Electric Power Components and Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.87; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 809 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 1 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electric Power Components and Systems is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microgrid Control and Optimization, Optimal Power Flow Distribution and Power System Optimization and Stability, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Electric Power Components and Systems publishes original theoretical and applied papers of permanent reference value related to the broad field of electric machines and drives, power electronics converters, electromechanical devices, electrical equipment, renewable and sustainable electric energy applications, and power systems. Specific topics covered include: Electric machines Solid-state control of electric machine drives Power electronics converters Electromagnetic fields in energy converters Renewable energy generators and systems Power system planning Transmission and distribution Power system protection Dispatching and scheduling Stability, reliability, and security Renewable energy integration Smart-grid and micro-grid technologies All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Vijay K. SoodPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named United States 2, Mainland China 1, Canada 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering11.8%
- Optimal Power Flow DistributionEngineering8.5%
- Power System Optimization and StabilityEngineering7.5%
- Multilevel Inverters and ConvertersEngineering6.3%
- Electric Motor Design and AnalysisEngineering5.9%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering5%
- Power Systems Fault DetectionEngineering4.8%
- Electric Power System OptimizationEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: CSA Electronic & Communication Abstracts, CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database, CSA Mechanical Engineering Abstracts, CSA Pollution Abstracts, CSA Solid State & Superconductivity Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.82Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,302OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 65,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 162 | 2 | 1,015 |
| 2023 | 363 | 8 | 2,528 |
| 2022 | 97 | 9 | 656 |
| 2021 | 127 | 4 | 1,192 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
809 daysfirst decision after review · community reports 4–8 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 801 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 809 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Electric Power Components and Systems is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review; submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1532-5008
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-5016
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 20 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electric Power Components and Systems
What CAS zone is Electric Power Components and Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Electric Power Components and Systems is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Electric Power Components and Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.87; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Electric Power Components and Systems?
The publisher reports about 809 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 1%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Electric Power Components and Systems based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Mainland China (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Electric Power Components and Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electric Power Components and Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Electric Power Components and Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Electric Power Components and Systems is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .