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Energy Efficiency

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2007

ISSN1570-6478
SJR Q2WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
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.

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.848
H-Indexi
73
SNIPi
0.832
Total Worksi
1,479
Total Citationsi
32,668
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.96
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Energy Efficiency covers topics related to energy efficiency, savings, consumption, sufficiency, and transition in all sectors across the globe. Areas of current interest include: Evaluation and modeling of energy efficiency policies and demand-side management programs. Impact of energy efficiency economy-wide across diverse levels of governance. Contribution of energy efficiency to climate change mitigation goals. Co-benefits or multiple benefits of energy efficiency and energy savings, especially health benefits and productivity. Policies and incentives for energy efficiency and demand-side management programs in future electricity markets with high shares of renewables and prosumers.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2007
FrequencyBimonthly, 2016-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,479
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1570-6478
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
84
1.9k
2019
82
1.5k
2020
84
1.3k
2021
69
1.5k
2022
104
1.3k
2023
107
734
2024
112
291
2025
61
19
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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEnvironmental StudiesGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Energy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy Efficiency and ManagementBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationEnergy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilitySustainable Building Design and AssessmentSmart Grid Energy ManagementEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthEnergy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Education and SustainabilityClimate Change Policy and Economics

Frequently asked questions about Energy Efficiency

Is Energy Efficiency a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Energy Efficiency: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Energy Efficiency?

Energy Efficiency 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 2.96.

Is Energy Efficiency indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Energy Efficiency is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Energy Efficiency?

Energy Efficiency covers topics related to energy efficiency, savings, consumption, sufficiency, and transition in all sectors across the globe. Areas of current interest include: Evaluation and modeling of energy efficiency policies and demand-side management programs. Impact of energy efficiency economy-wide across diverse levels of governance. Contribution of energy efficiency to climate change mitigation goals. Co-benefits or multiple benefits of energy efficiency and energy savings, especially health benefits and productivity. Policies and incentives for energy efficiency and demand-side

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref