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Energy Policy

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0301-4215eISSN1873-6777

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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 · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.516

H-Indexi

351

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.2

Total Worksi

17,174

Total Citationsi

1,049,899

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies; Energy (miscellaneous); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications17,174

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

0301-4215 / 1873-6777

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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

742

46k

2019

722

37k

2020

565

30k

2021

535

23k

2022

477

14k

2023

428

2024

485

2.3k

2025

357

151

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.

Energy (miscellaneous)Q1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsEnergy & FuelsEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesClimate Change Policy and EconomicsEnergy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research

Frequently asked questions about Energy Policy

Is Energy Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Energy Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Energy Policy?

Energy Policy 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 6.85.

Is Energy Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Energy Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Energy Policy?