Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
International Journal of Power and Energy Systems
ISSN 1078-3466 · eISSN 1710-2243 · ACTA Press
International Journal of Power and Energy Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; acceptance rate 11.9% (journal website); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Power and Energy Systems is published by ACTA Press 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 Optimal Power Flow Distribution, Power System Optimization and Stability and Microgrid Control and Optimization, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACTA Press publishes numerous technical publications, scientific publications for power and energy systems and research papers for international conferences in the general areas of engineering and computer science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Editor-in-chief A. DomijanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Optimal Power Flow DistributionEngineering9.4%
- Power System Optimization and StabilityEngineering9.2%
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering8%
- Power Systems and Renewable EnergyEnergy7.9%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering6%
- Electric Power System OptimizationEngineering5.9%
- Smart Grid and Power SystemsEngineering4.4%
- Power Systems Fault DetectionEngineering4.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: On hold in ESCI (checked 20 August 2026). CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 656 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 25 | 9 | 13 |
| 2023 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1 | 37 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11.9%Publisher 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ACTA Press
- ISSN
- 1078-3466
- Electronic ISSN
- 1710-2243
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Power and Energy Systems
What CAS zone is International Journal of Power and Energy Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Power and Energy 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Power and Energy Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Power and Energy Systems is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Power and Energy Systems open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Power and Energy Systems is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .