IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation is a peer-reviewed journal of the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society, carrying research on dielectric phenomena and on electrical insulation.《IEEE 电介质与电气绝缘汇刊》是 IEEE 电介质与电气绝缘学会的同行评审期刊，刊载电介质现象与电气绝缘方面的研究。

The title dates from 1994, when the earlier Transactions on Electrical Insulation was widened to take in dielectric science.该刊的现名始于 1994 年，当时早先的《电气绝缘汇刊》扩版以纳入电介质科学。

In the 2025 edition of the journal citation report it holds an impact factor of 3.3 and stands in the second quartile of electrical and electronic engineering.在 2025 年版期刊引证报告中，该刊的影响因子为 3.3，在电气与电子工程类目中列第二区。

Scope

• The journal publishes articles on dielectric phenomena and on the measurements used to analyse them.该刊刊载电介质现象方面的文章，以及用以分析这些现象的测量工作。

• Work on the development and characterisation of vacuum, gaseous, liquid and solid dielectrics is taken, together with work on the electrical insulating components of systems.关于真空、气体、液体与固体电介质的研制与表征的工作受到收载，系统电气绝缘部件方面的工作同样如此。

• The investigation of dielectric properties for innovative use falls within the remit, and functional dielectrics are named as an example.面向创新用途的电介质性质研究属于收稿范围，功能电介质被点名为一例。

• Diagnostic and prognostic methods are admitted where the main focus rests on the behaviour and properties of electrical insulation in devices under operational stress.诊断与预测方法在主眼点落在运行应力下器件电气绝缘的行为与性质时被接纳。

• A description of diagnostic methods without a primary link to the study of dielectric phenomena does not belong in these Transactions.与电介质现象研究没有主要关联的诊断方法描述，不属本汇刊之列。

• The physics of polarisation, of charge transport and of dielectric relaxation in materials is part of the widening that the title took on in the 1990s.材料中极化、电荷输运与电介质弛豫的物理，是该刊在 1990 年代扩版时纳入的部分。

• Insulation for high voltage power equipment remains a standing subject, and the journal carries work on cables, transformers and switchgear.高压电力设备的绝缘是常设题目，该刊刊载电缆、变压器与开关设备方面的研究。

• Nanodielectrics and insulating materials at small scales are covered, and the journal follows the properties that change as dimensions shrink.纳米电介质与微小尺度的绝缘材料得到覆盖，该刊追踪尺寸缩小后发生变化的性质。

• Ageing and failure mechanisms of insulating materials are treated at length, and the journal reports on tests that expose a material to stress over time.绝缘材料的老化与失效机制得到细致处理，该刊报道让材料长期处于应力之下的试验。

• Regular papers make up the bulk of the journal, and reviews and short dielectric letters are also taken.常规论文构成该刊的主体，综述与短篇电介质快报也在收载之列。

• Measurement technique is a recurrent theme, and papers on the instrumentation used to assess dielectric behaviour appear regularly.测量技术是反复出现的主题，关于评估电介质行为所用仪器设备的论文定期出现。

• The readership is drawn from electrical engineering, materials science and applied physics, in universities, utilities and manufacturers alike.读者来自电气工程、材料科学与应用物理学，散布于高校、电力企业与制造商之中。

• The failure of insulation under repeated stress is studied, and the journal carries work on electrical trees, partial discharge and breakdown.绝缘在反复应力下的失效得到研究，该刊刊载电树枝、局部放电与击穿方面的工作。

• Studies of surface flashover appear, and the journal reports on the conditions under which a discharge travels along a dielectric surface.沿面闪络的研究亦见于该刊，它报道放电沿电介质表面行进的条件。

• Space charge and its measurement form a subject of their own, and the journal carries work on the charge that gathers inside a solid dielectric.空间电荷及其测量自成一个选题，该刊刊载固体电介质内部电荷积聚方面的研究。

• Insulating liquids and gases are treated alongside solids, and the journal covers the behaviour of transformer oil, of air and of sulphur hexafluoride.绝缘液体与气体同固体并列处理，该刊覆盖变压器油、空气与六氟化硫的行为。

• Condition monitoring is admitted where the measurement is tied to a physical process in the insulation, and the journal reports on sensors built for the purpose.状态监测在与绝缘中某一物理过程相绑时被接纳，该刊报道为此用途而设的传感器。

• The modelling of dielectric response is taken, and the journal carries work that links a measured spectrum to the structure of a material.电介质响应的建模也在收载之列，该刊刊载把测得谱线同材料结构联系起来的论文。

History

• The journal began in 1965 as the IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation, a title that served the field for close to three decades.该刊于 1965 年以《IEEE 电气绝缘汇刊》之名创办，这一刊名服务该领域近三十年。

• With the 1994 volume the title was broadened to IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, and the volume numbering began again at one.自 1994 年那一卷起，刊名扩为《IEEE 电介质与电气绝缘汇刊》，卷号也自第 1 卷重新起算。

• The change of name followed a change in the society itself, as the Conference on Electrical Insulation gave way to the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society.这次改名发生在学会自身更迭之后，电气绝缘会议让位于电介质与电气绝缘学会。

• The journal is issued six times a year, and the bimonthly rhythm has been kept for many volumes.该刊每年出版六期，这一双月刊的节奏已保持了许多卷。

• The print number is 1070-9878 and the electronic number is 1558-4135.印刷版编号为 1070-9878，电子版编号为 1558-4135。

• Some twenty-one per cent of the citations a recent volume received came from the journal itself, a figure that the editors watch.某一近卷所获引用中约百分之二十一来自刊物自身，这一数字受到编辑方的关注。

• The impact indicator has moved from 2.931 and 2.509 to 2.9 and 3.1, and it stood at 3.3 in the 2025 edition.影响因子从 2.931 与 2.509 变为 2.9 与 3.1，在 2025 年版为 3.3。

• The title has been published by the IEEE throughout its life, and the society keeps the editorial office within its own organisation.该刊自始至终由 IEEE 出版，学会把编辑部保留在自身机构之内。

• A personal editorial marking the fiftieth year of the journal appeared in 2015, written by the society's historian.2015 年刊出的一篇纪念该刊五十年的个人社论，出自该学会的史学家之手。

• A modern editorial system was rolled out from 2021 to shorten the time from submission to online publication.一套新的编辑系统自 2021 年起投入使用，以缩短自投稿到线上发表的时长。

• The journal is sustained by a large pool of referees from industry and academia, and its editorial board spans several countries.该刊仰赖来自产业界与学术界的大量审稿人，其编委会横跨数国。

• Papers on insulation for renewable generation have begun to appear, as wind and solar plant put fresh demands on materials.面向可再生能源发电的绝缘论文开始出现，风电与光伏设备对材料提出了新的要求。

• The journal also carries work on the recycling and the environmental fate of insulating materials, a subject of growing interest.该刊也刊载绝缘材料回收及其环境归趋方面的工作，这一题目兴趣日增。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Michael Wübbenhorst of KU Leuven, who took up the role in January 2021.主编是鲁汶大学的（Michael Wübbenhorst），于 2021 年 1 月就任。

• The present editor succeeded Ed Cherney, who had led the journal before that.现任主编的前任是（Ed Cherney），他在此前主持该刊。

• One earlier editor served for a quarter of a century, from 1977 until 2001, and guided the title through its change of name.更早的一位主编任职四分之一个世纪，自 1977 年至 2001 年，并带领该刊完成了改名。

• Submissions are accepted as regular papers, as reviews or as short dielectric letters, and each type has its own expectation.来稿以常规论文、综述或短篇电介质快报的形式接受，各类形式各有其要求。

• A manuscript must state the problem and the proposed solution clearly, and it is expected to explain its significance and its likely impact.稿件须清楚陈述问题与所提解法，并说明其意义与可能的影响。

• Authors agree at submission to meet the charges and fees connected with publication, and the guidelines set out what these cover.作者在投稿时即同意承担与发表相关的各项费用，指南说明了这些费用的用途。

• Work must be unpublished and must not be under consideration elsewhere, and all co-authors are expected to consent before submission.来稿须未曾发表且未在他处审议，投稿之前所有共同作者都应知情同意。

• Ethical conduct is required of authors and referees alike, and the journal states its expectations in a published ethics section.作者与审稿人都被要求遵守伦理规范，该刊在公开的伦理章节中写明其要求。

• The editor-in-chief is supported by associate editors and by a board drawn from the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society.主编由副编辑以及来自电介质与电气绝缘学会的编委会协助。

• Manuscripts are handled through an online editorial system, and decisions are communicated to authors by the editorial office.稿件经在线编辑系统处理，决定由编辑部通知作者。