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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.
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