Aims & Scope
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.
View Aims & ScopeMetrics & Ranking
Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 0.997 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | Q1 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 68 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
Most Cited Articles
The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.
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Coordination between transmission and distribution system operators in the electricity sector: A conceptual framework
Citation: 249
Authors: Helena, Enrique Israel, Daan
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Time-based pricing and electricity demand response: Existing barriers and next steps
Citation: 220
Authors: Cherrelle, Elta, Mercedes, Javier, Rudi
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A bird's eye view of Ghana's renewable energy sector environment: A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making approach
Citation: 218
Authors: Ephraim Bonah, Fahd, Muhammad, Michael Nii Sanka
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Sustainable energy policy, socio-economic development, and ecological footprint: The economic significance of natural resources, population growth, and industrial development
Citation: 212
Authors: Huo, Irfan, Majed, Muhammad Wasif, Asif
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Energy access scenarios to 2030 for the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa
Citation: 209
Authors: Morgan, Patrick, Hans-Holger, Abeeku, Vivien, Shonali, Eric, Mark, Philippe, Lawrence, Brian Ó, Mark, Daniel M.
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The intermittency of wind, solar, and renewable electricity generators: Technical barrier or rhetorical excuse?
Citation: 186
Authors: Benjamin K.