IET Smart Grid

Aims & Scope

IET Smart Grid is a gold Open Access journal that aims to disseminate cutting-edge research results spanning over multiple disciplines including Power Electronics, Power and Energy, Control, Communications, and Computing Sciences, to pave the way for implementing more efficient, reliable and secure power systems.

The journal publishes original research findings and latest perspectives from research projects relevant to smart grid technologies.

This will include a variety of smart grid technologies and their applications in other domains.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following domains: Smart grid management: - Smart grid device management - Transactive energy and microgrids - Demand side management and demand response - Smart metering and pricing - Home and building energy management - Electric vehicle charging - Energy storage management ICT technologies for power systems: - Advanced communications and networking - Artificial intelligence and machine learning - Data analytics and forecasting - Secure and resilient ICT infrastructure - Cyber-attack defence and bad data detection - Cyber-physical architectures and methods - Consumer privacy preservation and inference

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Computer Science and Engineering, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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