Utilities Policy
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Journal Title
Utilities Policy
UTIL POLICY
ISSN / eISSN
0957-1787
Aims and 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.
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.
Subject Area
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENERGY & FUELS
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
CiteScore
6.30
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CiteScore Ranking
| Category | Quartile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences - Law | Q1 | #28/885 |
| Social Sciences - Sociology and Political Science | Q1 | #78/1415 |
| Social Sciences - General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Q1 | #17/279 |
| Social Sciences - Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q1 | #13/207 |
| Social Sciences - Economics and Econometrics | Q1 | #97/705 |
| Social Sciences - Business and International Management | Q1 | #84/436 |
| Social Sciences - General Energy | Q2 | #21/71 |
| Social Sciences - Transportation | Q2 | #40/128 |
Web of Science Core Collection
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) |
|---|---|
| Indexed | Indexed |
| Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) | Quartile |
|---|---|
| ENERGY & FUELS - SCIE | Q3 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - SCIE | Q2 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES - SSCI | Q2 |
H-index
42
Country/Area of Publication
ENGLAND
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Annual Article Volume
98
Open Access
NO
Contact
THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OXON, OX5 1GB
Verified Reviews
The initial quality of the article was not good, but the editor and reviewers were very kind and provided an opportunity for revision.
A total of two major revisions and two minor revisions were made.
The overall impression of the journal is excellent, both professional and friendly.
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