Journal profile · ENERGY & FUELS-ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

ISSN 1949-3029 · eISSN 1949-3037 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.18; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; 316 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor10.18Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 1 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · Top journal · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 1 · Engineering

Review time—No reports yet

APCUSD 2,645Subscription journal

Acceptance—No reports yet

Articles per year3162025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 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 Microgrid Control and Optimization, Smart Grid Energy Management and Optimal Power Flow Distribution, together about 34.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy is a journal aimed at disseminating results of research on sustainable energy systems that can be integrated into the power transmission and/or distribution grid. The journal publishes original research on design, implementation, grid-integration and control of sustainable energy technologies and systems. The Transactions also welcomes manuscripts on design, implementation and evaluation of power systems that are affected by sustainable energy systems and devices.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): ENERGY & FUELS-ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Editor-in-chief Hua GengPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering16.5%
Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering10.5%
Optimal Power Flow DistributionEngineering7.6%
Electric Power System OptimizationEngineering7.3%
Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering5.7%
Wind Turbine Control SystemsEngineering5.6%
Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationEngineering4%
HVDC Systems and Fault ProtectionEngineering3.5%

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
Minor	Energy & Fuels	Zone 2
Minor	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology	Zone 2

Top journal: yesReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 1
Minor	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology	Zone 2
Minor	Energy & Fuels	Zone 1
Minor	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	Zone 1

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 1
Minor	Energy & Fuels	Zone 2
Minor	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology	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: 10.18LetPub · 2026-09-13
Impact factor (publisher): 10.3Publisher website · 2026-09-29
CiteScore 2026-06: 21.1LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore (publisher): 21.1Publisher website · 2026-09-29
SJR 2026-06: 4.32LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 3.05LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 85LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 201OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 2,454OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 7.21OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 6.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 3.51%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 227LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,470 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	213	18	174
2025	316	28	1,717
2024	244	41	3,679
2023	219	69	6,614
2022	228	64	9,602
2021	198	66	10,794

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.

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	—	—	2026-10-01
Publisher website	USD 2,800	—	—	2026-09-29

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
ISSN: 1949-3029
Electronic ISSN: 1949-3037
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Energy & Fuels / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; 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 Sustainable Energy?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.18; CiteScore 21.1, h-index 201.

Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy open access, and what is the APC?

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 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: 2026-10-01.