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Renewable Energy Focus

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1878-0229

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.827

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.465

Total Worksi

2,198

Total Citationsi

16,588

2yr Mean Citednessi

11.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Renewable Energy Focus aims to explore the intersection of decarbonization, decentralization, and digitization with the scale-up of renewable energy integrated systems and the integration of power and heat for energy solutions. The journal publishes research related to renewable energy and computer science.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 108 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,198

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?

1878-0229

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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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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

2019

1.6k

2020

1.1k

2021

1.9k

2022

102

2023

115

3.4k

2024

107

539

2025

101

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.

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & Fuels

Scopus Categories

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy and Environment ImpactsHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsGlobal Energy Security and PolicyGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchSmart Grid Energy ManagementIntegrated Energy Systems OptimizationMicrogrid Control and OptimizationSocial Acceptance of Renewable EnergyPhotovoltaic Systems and SustainabilityPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Renewable Energy Focus

Is Renewable Energy Focus a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Renewable Energy Focus: 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 Renewable Energy Focus?

Renewable Energy Focus 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 11.84.

Is Renewable Energy Focus indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Renewable Energy Focus is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.