Journal History
| 2007 | WEVJ was launched as the official journal of the World Electric Vehicle Association (WEVA) and was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2018 | WEVJ was published by MDPI from Volume 9, Issue 1 (2018). WEVJ was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2019 | WEVJ was indexed in Ei Compendex/Engineering Village (Elsevier). WEVJ announced the first edition of the Best Paper Award. |
| 2020 | WEVJ established the Advisory Board. WEVJ announced the second edition of the Best Paper Award. |
| 2021 | WEVJ received its first CiteScore (2020) of 2.2. |
| 2022 | WEVJ adopted a monthly publication schedule. WEVJ was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 11 (Issue 1). |
| 2023 | WEVJ received its first Impact Factor (2.3), ranked 194/349 (Q3) in “Engineering, Electrical and Electronic” and 34/67 (Q3) in “Transportation Science and Technology”. WEVJ received its 2022 CiteScore (3.7), ranked 34/115 (Q2) in “Automotive Engineering”. WEVJ announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award. |
| 2024 | WEVJ received its 2023 Impact Factor (2.6), ranked 157/353 (Q2) in “Engineering, Electrical and Electronic” and 34/72 (Q2) in “Transportation Science and Technology”. WEVJ received its 2023 CiteScore (4.5), ranked 36/125 (Q2) in “Automotive Engineering”. |
| 2025 | WEVJ announced the first edition of the Travel Award. WEVJ received its 2024 Impact Factor (2.6), ranked 174/368 (Q2) in “Engineering, Electrical and Electronic” and 38/77 (Q2) in “Transportation Science and Technology”. WEVJ received its 2024 CiteScore (5.0), ranked 35/133 (Q2) in “Automotive Engineering”. WEVJ established the following sections: Vehicle and Transportation Systems; Automated and Connected Vehicles; Charging Infrastructure and Grid Integration; Marketing, Promotion and Socio Economics; Storage Systems; Propulsion Systems and Components; Power Electronics Components; Vehicle Management; Energy Supply and Sustainability; Manufacturing. |
| 2026 | Vehicle Management was renamed as Vehicle Control and Management. |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2018–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Joeri Van Mierlo |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2025–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Joeri Van Mierlo for the section on Manufacturing. Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Joeri Van Mierlo for the section on Marketing, Promotion and Socio Economics. Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Aymeric Rousseau for the section on Automated and Connected Vehicles. Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Aymeric Rousseau for the section on Vehicle and Transportation Systems. Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Katic for the section on Propulsion Systems and Components. Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Katic for the section on Power Electronics Components. Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Michael Fowler for the section on Energy Supply and Sustainability. Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Michael Fowler for the section on Storage Systems. Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter Van den Bossche for the section on Charging Infrastructure and Grid Integration. |
| 2025–2026 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter Van den Bossche for the section on Vehicle Management. |
| 2026–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter Van den Bossche for the section on Vehicle Control and Management. |
