Journal profile · Engineering, Multidisciplinary
POWER ENGINEERING
ISSN 0032-5961 · Pennwell Corporation · UNITED STATES · Monthly
POWER ENGINEERING: subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
POWER ENGINEERING is published by Pennwell Corporation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Power Generation Technologies, Renewable energy and sustainable power systems and Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems, together about 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1896, Power Engineering® provides breaking news, expert perspectives, and technical case studies for the power generation industry, including a twice weekly newsletter, virtual and in-person events, social media communities, video interviews and white papers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Power Generation TechnologiesEngineering22.5%
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systemsEnergy10.2%
- Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling SystemsEngineering7.4%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering4.6%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering4.3%
- High-Voltage Power Transmission SystemsEngineering4.3%
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringEngineering4%
- Industrial Gas Emission ControlEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Engineering and Power Technology | Q4 | 185/197 | 5th |
| Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Q4 | 551/579 | 4th |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q4 | 635/661 | 3rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 179 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 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.
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to POWER ENGINEERING
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Advanced Power Generation Technologies, Renewable energy and sustainable power systems.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Pennwell Corporation
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0032-5961
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about POWER ENGINEERING
Is POWER ENGINEERING open access, and what is the APC?
POWER ENGINEERING 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, 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: .