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Utilities Policy

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0957-1787eISSN1878-4356

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.073

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.082

Total Worksi

2,258

Total Citationsi

43,773

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies; Business and International Management; Development; Economics and Econometrics; Law; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Sociology and Political Science; Transportation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 178 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,258

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0957-1787 / 1878-4356

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.4k

2019

112

2.4k

2020

130

3.1k

2021

105

1.7k

2022

179

3.4k

2023

135

1.1k

2024

220

613

2025

102

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Business and International ManagementQ1

DevelopmentQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ1

LawQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

TransportationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental Studies

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceTransportationEconomics and EconometricsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawDevelopmentBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electric Power System OptimizationSmart Grid Energy ManagementWater resources management and optimizationEnergy and Environment ImpactsEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

Frequently asked questions about Utilities Policy

Is Utilities Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Utilities Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Utilities Policy?

Utilities Policy is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.51.

Is Utilities Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Utilities Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.