Journal profile · ENERGY & FUELS
Wireless Power Transfer
ISSN 2052-8418 · Hindawi
Wireless Power Transfer: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,400; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wireless Power Transfer is published by Hindawi 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 Wireless Power Transfer Systems, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks and Wireless Body Area Networks, together about 68.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENERGY & FUELS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wireless Power Transfer SystemsEngineering31.7%
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksEngineering29.6%
- Wireless Body Area NetworksEngineering7.3%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering5.4%
- RFID technology advancementsEngineering5.4%
- Innovative Energy Harvesting TechnologiesEngineering4.3%
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering4%
- Advanced DC-DC ConvertersEngineering2.8%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 229 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 2 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 43 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 126 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 83 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 68 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,400 | Yes | CC BY |
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
- Hindawi
- ISSN
- 2052-8418
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wireless Power Transfer
What CAS zone is Wireless Power Transfer in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wireless Power Transfer is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Energy & Fuels. 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 Wireless Power Transfer?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 21.
Which databases index Wireless Power Transfer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wireless Power Transfer is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Wireless Power Transfer open access, and what is the APC?
Wireless Power Transfer is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .