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Fuel

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0016-2361eISSN1873-7153

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.477

H-Indexi

304

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.739

Total Worksi

45,516

Total Citationsi

1,628,949

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Fuel is a journal of primary research work in fuel science. Its broad scope includes topics such as environmental aspects and pollution, fuel cells, coke, hydrogen generation and use, oils and gases, synthetic fuels, and biofuels, with advances in catalysis.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly (Plus Additional Issues In Jan., May, And Oct., <Dec. 2002->

StatusActive

Total Publications45,516

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0016-2361 / 1873-7153

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.1k

102k

2019

2.9k

123k

2020

2.8k

97k

2021

3.9k

117k

2022

3.3k

76k

2023

3.2k

44k

2024

3.7k

18k

2025

2.2k

1.1k

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ1

Fuel TechnologyQ1

Organic ChemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEngineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

Organic ChemistryFuel TechnologyChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Energy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesAdvanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCombustion and flame dynamicsBiodiesel Production and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Fuel

Is Fuel a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fuel: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fuel?

Fuel is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 6.22.

Is Fuel indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fuel is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.