Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
ISSN 0885-8950 · eISSN 1558-0679 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.63; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 408 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Optimal Power Flow Distribution, Power System Optimization and Stability and Electric Power System Optimization, together about 43.8% 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 IEEE Transactions on Power Systems covers the education, analysis, operation, planning, and economics of electric generation, transmission, and distribution systems for general industrial, commercial, public, and domestic consumption, including the interaction with multi-energy carriers. The focus of this transactions is the power system from a systems viewpoint instead of components of the system. It has five (5) key areas within its scope with several technical topics within each area. These areas are: (1) Power Engineering Education, (2) Power System Analysis, Computing, and Economics, (3) Power System Dynamic Performance, (4) Power System Operations, and (5) Power System Planning and Implementation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Ian A. HiskensPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Optimal Power Flow DistributionEngineering16.8%
- Power System Optimization and StabilityEngineering15.3%
- Electric Power System OptimizationEngineering11.7%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering8.8%
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering8.7%
- Power System Reliability and MaintenanceEngineering7.6%
- HVDC Systems and Fault ProtectionEngineering4.6%
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 8.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 17.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 221LetPub ·
- h-index
- 373OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,986OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 448LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,033 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 257 | 47 | 139 |
| 2025 | 408 | 61 | 1,933 |
| 2024 | 425 | 79 | 6,008 |
| 2023 | 556 | 141 | 13,506 |
| 2022 | 624 | 178 | 20,384 |
| 2021 | 592 | 211 | 23,319 |
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 3 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
- 0885-8950
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-0679
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Power Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 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 Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.63; CiteScore 17.9, h-index 373.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Power Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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 Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Power Systems open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .