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SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles
ISSN 2691-3747 · eISSN 2691-3755 · SAE
SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles is published by SAE 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 and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Automotive Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Automotive Engineering
Editor-in-chief Simona OnoriPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering19.4%
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicle TechnologiesEngineering15.1%
- Electric Vehicles and InfrastructureEngineering11.8%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering7.9%
- Electric Motor Design and AnalysisEngineering6.6%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering4.3%
- Magnetic Bearings and Levitation DynamicsEngineering4%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering3.3%
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 | 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 | Transportation Science & Technology | 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
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: CNKI, Baidu
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 164 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 | 49 |
| 2023 | 32 | 1 | 156 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 117 |
| 2021 | 35 | 3 | 156 |
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.
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
- SAE
- ISSN
- 2691-3747
- Electronic ISSN
- 2691-3755
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles
What CAS zone is SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 11.
Which databases index SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles open access, and what is the APC?
SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles 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: .