Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
ISSN 0885-8977 · eISSN 1937-4208 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.66; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 348 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Power Systems Fault Detection and HVDC Systems and Fault Protection, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery embraces innovations in electric apparatus for power delivery with a main focus on power transmission and distribution components. It also covers apparatus modeling, analysis, implementation and application issues such as power system protection, instrumentation, communication, and grounding; electromagnetic transients and power quality; and substation automation. The Transaction’s scope further includes research works leading to power engineering standards.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Tapan K. SahaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lightning and Electromagnetic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy10.4%
- Power Systems Fault DetectionEngineering8.7%
- HVDC Systems and Fault ProtectionEngineering8.6%
- High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomenaMaterials Science7.6%
- Thermal Analysis in Power TransmissionEngineering6.5%
- Power Quality and HarmonicsEngineering5.2%
- Power Transformer Diagnostics and InsulationEngineering5.1%
- Electrical Fault Detection and ProtectionEngineering5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 4.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 163LetPub ·
- h-index
- 251OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,793OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 318LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,570 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 321 | 25 | 69 |
| 2025 | 348 | 24 | 1,126 |
| 2024 | 331 | 52 | 2,956 |
| 2023 | 338 | 86 | 5,265 |
| 2022 | 394 | 81 | 6,685 |
| 2021 | 447 | 92 | 9,852 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0885-8977
- Electronic ISSN
- 1937-4208
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.66; CiteScore 11.2, h-index 251.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .