Utilities Policy

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出版商出版的专业管理科学期刊，该刊创刊于1993年，刊期4 issues/year，该刊已被国际权威数据库SSCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：经济学 4区，小类学科：能源与燃料 4区；环境科学 4区；环境研究 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q3。该刊发文范围涵盖能源与燃料等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外能源与燃料工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为3.247，平均审稿速度>12周，或约稿。

大类学科	分区	小类学科	分区	Top期刊	综述期刊
经济学	4区	ENERGY & FUELS 能源与燃料 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 环境科学 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 环境研究	4区 4区 4区	否	否

JCR分区等级	JCR所属学科	分区	影响因子
Q3	ENERGY & FUELS	Q3	3.247
	ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	Q3
	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES	Q3

影响因子	h-index	Gold OA文章占比	研究类文章占比	OA开放访问	平均审稿速度
3.247	42	6.33%	95.38%	未开放	>12周，或约稿