Editorial by Rob Stephen

Welcome to this, the 33^rd edition of CSE, a Scopus registered (E-ISSN 2426-1335) magazine which provides the following benefits: 

1. Free publication – no financial obligation to authors.
2. Free download – maximum exposure for authors’ work
3. Rigorous review – reviewers are selected from the most knowledgeable experts globally by the Study Committee chairpersons.
4. Rapid publication – the time from submission to publication can be from 6-9 months depending on the revisions required.

The journal is active and indexed in Scopus and the details can be accessed here.

CIGRE continues to advertise selected papers on LinkedIn and X (ex-Twitter) feeds allowing access to the papers from your device wherever you are and whenever you wish to read it.

The number of papers per edition will vary depending on the papers submitted as well as the review process and acceptance of the papers. The papers included in CSE are all rigorously reviewed by selected experts in CIGRE. Many papers are rejected as not being up to standard or technically lacking in some respect. Authors who have their papers accepted can indeed be proud of this achievement and rest assured that the paper will withstand any further scrutiny from readers.

In this edition we are proud to publish 7 excellent papers. These cover a wide range of topics and should be of interest to a large audience dealing with power delivery. Of interest is the paper relating to repurposing coal fired station to synchronous condensers which may apply to many utilities as the percentage of IBR generation increases. There is a case study from Canada looking at integrating hydrogen and emission controls into markets.

Other topics in this edition vary across all the study committee scopes. There are papers relating to soil stiffness for lines as well as step and touch potential measurement for lines in service. For cables there is a paper on contact stress calculation for multi-layered stranded cables. Voltage drop prediction and analysis relating to converter stations complete the suite of papers.

As can be seen from the above the papers are all extremely relevant covering a wide range of topics. I would urge readers to reference these papers wherever possible to benefit the authors and increase the Scopus rating of the journal.

If you would like to publish in this prestigious, Scopus registered, magazine please email Rob Stephen.

All information on how to go about publishing can be found on this page.

There is no charge to publish, the magazine is free download providing the maximum exposure to authors. Publication can occur between 6 to 9 months depending on the revisions required.