Energy

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1963

ISSN1873-6785

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

2.06

H-Indexi

315

SNIPi

2.164

Total Worksi

43,435

Total Citationsi

1,765,727

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Energy publishes research on Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Energy (General), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, and Fuel Technology. It also covers theoretical, computational, and applied aspects of energy systems and energy economics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

FrequencyMonthly, With Additional Issues In Mar., June And Nov., <2005->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications43,435

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-6785

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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

✅

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

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

2.4k

142k

2019

2.7k

142k

2020

3.1k

151k

2021

3.2k

131k

2022

3.6k

112k

2023

4.1k

81k

2024

5.5k

45k

2025

2.4k

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.

Building and ConstructionQ1

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ1

Energy (miscellaneous)Q1

Fuel TechnologyQ1

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

PollutionQ1

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsThermodynamics

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawElectrical and Electronic EngineeringFuel TechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPollutionModeling and SimulationMechanical EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyEnergy (miscellaneous)Civil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling SystemsIntegrated Energy Systems OptimizationBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesSmart Grid Energy ManagementSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsAdvanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesRefrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Energy

Is Energy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Energy: 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?

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 8.47.

Is Energy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Energy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.