The Journal of Power and Energy, Part A of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

The Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers were first published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1847. The Proceedings were published under this single title until 1963, when they began to be published in two parts...

 (IMechE), is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 academic journal

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 that publishes research on the technology of energy conversion systems. The journal was first published under its current name in 1990 and is published by SAGE Publications

SAGE Publications

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 on behalf of IMechE.

Abstracting and indexing

The Journal of Power and Energy is indexed by the following services:

• Applied Science & Technology Index
• Civil Engineering Abstracts
• Current Contents, Engineering, Comp, & Tech
• Engineered Materials Abstracts
• Fluidex
• Global Mobility Database
• Inspec
• Mechanical Engineering Abstracts
• Metals Abs./METADEX
• Science Citation Index Expanded
• Transportation Research Board

Impact factor and ranking

According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, its 2009 impact factor

Impact factor

The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

is 0.655, ranking it 62nd out of 116 journals in the category "Engineering, Mechanical".