Utilities Policy is deliberately international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral. Articles address utility trends and issues in both developed and developing economies. Authors and reviewers come from various disciplines, including economics, political science, sociology, law, finance, accounting, management, and engineering. Areas of focus include the utility and network industries providing essential electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater, solid waste, communications, broadband, postal, and public transportation services.
Utilities Policy invites submissions that apply various quantitative and qualitative methods. Contributions are welcome from both established and emerging scholars as well as accomplished practitioners. Interdisciplinary, comparative, and applied works are encouraged. Submissions to the journal should have a clear focus on governance, performance, and/or analysis of public utilities with an aim toward informing the policymaking process and providing recommendations as appropriate. Relevant topics and issues include but are not limited to industry structures and ownership, market design and dynamics, economic development, resource planning, system modeling, accounting and finance, infrastructure investment, supply and demand efficiency, strategic management and productivity, network operations and integration, supply chains, adaptation and flexibility, service-quality standards, benchmarking and metrics, benefit-cost analysis, behavior and incentives, pricing and demand response, economic and environmental regulation, regulatory performance and impact, restructuring and deregulation, and policy institutions.
《Utilities Policy》是一本由ELSEVIER SCI LTD出版商出版的專業管理科學期刊,該刊創刊于1993年,刊期4 issues/year,該刊已被國際權威數據庫SSCI、SCIE收錄。在中科院最新升級版分區表中,該刊分區信息為大類學科:經濟學 4區,小類學科:能源與燃料 4區;環境科學 4區;環境研究 4區;在JCR(Journal Citation Reports)分區等級為Q3。該刊發文范圍涵蓋能源與燃料等領域,旨在及時、準確、全面地報道國內外能源與燃料工作者在該領域取得的最新研究成果、工作進展及學術動態、技術革新等,促進學術交流,鼓勵學術創新。2021年影響因子為3.247,平均審稿速度>12周,或約稿。
大類學科 | 分區 | 小類學科 | 分區 | Top期刊 | 綜述期刊 |
經濟學 | 4區 | ENERGY & FUELS 能源與燃料 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 環境科學 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 環境研究 | 4區 4區 4區 | 否 | 否 |
JCR分區等級 | JCR所屬學科 | 分區 | 影響因子 |
Q3 | ENERGY & FUELS | Q3 | 3.247 |
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | Q3 | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | Q3 |
影響因子 | h-index | Gold OA文章占比 | 研究類文章占比 | OA開放訪問 | 平均審稿速度 |
3.247 | 42 | 6.33% | 95.38% | 未開放 | >12周,或約稿 |