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International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1478-6451eISSN1478-646X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.656

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.64

Total Worksi

1,073

Total Citationsi

16,321

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Energy & Fuels; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Energy (miscellaneous); Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Fuel Technology; Process Chemistry and Technology; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyTen Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,073

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-6451 / 1478-646X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

2019

1.5k

2020

832

2021

507

2022

1.1k

2023

648

2024

224

2025

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)Q2

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ2

Fuel TechnologyQ2

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Energy (miscellaneous)Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesProcess Chemistry and TechnologyFuel TechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy and Environment ImpactsSolar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsSmart Grid Energy ManagementIntegrated Energy Systems OptimizationEnergy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesMicrogrid Control and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Is International Journal of Sustainable Energy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Sustainable Energy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Sustainable Energy?

International Journal of Sustainable Energy 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 4.20.

Is International Journal of Sustainable Energy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Sustainable Energy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.