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Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems
ISSN 2367-2617 · eISSN 2367-0983 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 13.71; fully open access; no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems is published by SpringerOpen 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, Power Systems Fault Detection and HVDC Systems and Fault Protection, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems is an international academic journal co-published by Power System Protection and Control Press and Springer. ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering14.1%
- Power Systems Fault DetectionEngineering9.3%
- HVDC Systems and Fault ProtectionEngineering8.8%
- Islanding Detection in Power SystemsEngineering6.8%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering6.4%
- Power System Optimization and StabilityEngineering6.3%
- Optimal Power Flow DistributionEngineering5.9%
- Frequency Control in Power SystemsEngineering4.5%
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 | Energy & Fuels | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| 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 |
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
- 13.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 24.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 14.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 527 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 4 | 66 |
| 2025 | 69 | 5 | 609 |
| 2024 | 85 | 40 | 2,339 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 2,950 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 2,395 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 2,180 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2367-2617
- Electronic ISSN
- 2367-0983
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems
What CAS zone is Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; 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 Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 13.71; CiteScore 24.8, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
Which databases index Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .