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IET Electrical Systems in Transportation
ISSN 2042-9738 · eISSN 2042-9746 · INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET · ENGLAND
IET Electrical Systems in Transportation: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.08; fully open access; APC about USD 2,400; median 235 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IET Electrical Systems in Transportation is published by INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET 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 Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure and Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>IET Electrical Systems in Transportation</em> is an open access journal publishing research on all aspects of electrical power systems in modern transport applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Stuart GallowayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 18%); most named Mainland China 4, United Kingdom 3, India 3, United States 2, France 2 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering18%
- Electric Vehicles and InfrastructureEngineering12.5%
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicle TechnologiesEngineering12%
- Railway Systems and Energy EfficiencyEngineering7.2%
- Electric Motor Design and AnalysisEngineering6.4%
- Advanced DC-DC ConvertersEngineering5%
- Electrical Contact Performance and AnalysisEngineering4.1%
- Magnetic Bearings and Levitation DynamicsEngineering4%
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 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | 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 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | 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 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.08LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 249OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 442 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 35 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 307 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 210 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 606 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
235 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 142 days – 344 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 273 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (24 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,400 / GBP 1,850 / EUR 2,180 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,210 / EUR 2,010 / GBP 1,700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 | Yes | — |
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
- INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2042-9738
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-9746
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IET Electrical Systems in Transportation
What CAS zone is IET Electrical Systems in Transportation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IET Electrical Systems in Transportation is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Transportation Science & Technology. 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 IET Electrical Systems in Transportation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.08; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at IET Electrical Systems in Transportation?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 235 days (interquartile range 142–344 days); authors report an average review time of about 29 weeks. 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 IET Electrical Systems in Transportation based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 18%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (4), United Kingdom (3) and India (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IET Electrical Systems in Transportation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IET Electrical Systems in Transportation is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IET Electrical Systems in Transportation open access, and what is the APC?
IET Electrical Systems in Transportation is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .