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Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy
ISSN 2731-8087 · Springer Nature
Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 165 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy is published by Springer Nature 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 Microgrid Control and Optimization, Smart Grid Energy Management and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering17%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering11.9%
- Electric Vehicles and InfrastructureEngineering7.5%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering6.2%
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering5.7%
- Optimal Power Flow DistributionEngineering4.6%
- Smart Grid Security and ResilienceEngineering4.6%
- Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy3.8%
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 | Energy & Fuels | 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 | Energy & Fuels | 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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 210 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 13 | 25 |
| 2025 | 80 | 4 | 224 |
| 2024 | 44 | 14 | 361 |
| 2023 | 29 | 6 | 227 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
165 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 239 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 201 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (152 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2731-8087
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy
What CAS zone is Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / 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.
How long does peer review take at Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 165 days (interquartile range 95–239 days). 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 Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy open access, and what is the APC?
Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .