Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy
ISSN 0957-6509 · eISSN 2041-2967 · SAGE Publications Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; subscription journal; APC about USD 4,150; review about 3.8 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 97 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy is published by SAGE Publications Ltd 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 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Combustion and flame dynamics, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Power and Energy, Part A of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, is dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed papers of high scientific quality on all aspects of the technology of energy conversion systems.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Turbomachinery Performance and OptimizationEngineering15.6%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering7.9%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering7.5%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering7.2%
- Cavitation Phenomena in PumpsEngineering7.1%
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering6.5%
- Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling SystemsEngineering5.8%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering4.8%
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, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | 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, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,194OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 96LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,853 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 97 | 11 | 111 |
| 2024 | 83 | 15 | 221 |
| 2023 | 108 | 4 | 529 |
| 2022 | 125 | 6 | 621 |
| 2021 | 99 | 8 | 776 |
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 3.8 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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0957-6509
- Electronic ISSN
- 2041-2967
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy
What CAS zone is Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Thermodynamics. 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy?
Authors report an average review time of about 3.8 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy open access, and what is the APC?
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .