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Energy Journal

SAGE Publications Ltd · United States · Est. 1979

ISSN1944-9089

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.856

H-Indexi

135

SNIPi

0.874

Total Worksi

2,994

Total Citationsi

86,155

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Studies; Economics and Econometrics; Energy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyBimonthly, 2017-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,994

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1944-9089

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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

118

2.7k

2019

136

1.8k

2020

687

2021

107

1.1k

2022

395

2023

287

2024

104

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.

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsEnergy & FuelsEnvironmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Economics and EconometricsEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesClimate Change Policy and EconomicsGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchMarket Dynamics and VolatilityElectric Power System OptimizationEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthGlobal Energy Security and PolicyEnergy Efficiency and ManagementSmart Grid Energy ManagementEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Energy Journal

Is Energy Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Energy Journal: 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 Journal?

Energy Journal 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 1.63.

Is Energy Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Energy Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Energy Journal?