In the year of 1986, Transactions of China Electrical Technology ((hereinafter referred to as "Journal") was started its publication. It is the comprehensive academic journal in the field of electrical engineering, administered by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), sponsored by the China Electrotechnical Society. "Journal" comprehensively reports high-level academic and scientific research achievements in basic theory research and engineering application in the field of electrical engineering.

"Journal" is the core journal of many principal retrieval systems such as Engineering Index (EI), Chinese core journals, The key magazine of China technology as well as other related databases. The publication covers various disciplines in the field of electrical engineering, mainly related to electrical appliances, power electronics, power systems, industrial automation, electrical theory, electrical insulation, materials, information technology, and new energy technologies.

The Editorial Committee of "Journal" is one of the working committees of the China Electrical Technology Society. T "Journal" editorial board consists of well-known experts and academic leaders from various professional fields, including 11 academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering. Professor Weiming Ma is from Naval University of Engineering and is also an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Now he is the director of the Editorial Board of "Journal" and the editor-in-chief of "Journal".