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IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN1949-3029eISSN1949-3037
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
4.318
H-Indexi
196
SNIPi
3.215
Total Worksi
3,345
Total Citationsi
190,703
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.79
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy is a journal aimed at disseminating results of research on sustainable energy systems that can be integrated into the power transmission and/or distribution grid. The journal publishes original research on design, implementation, grid-integration and control of sustainable energy technologies and systems. The Transactions also welcomes manuscripts on design, implementation and evaluation of power systems that are affected by sustainable energy systems and devices.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
Frequency4
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,345
Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle and/or double anonymous
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1949-3029 / 1949-3037
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
single and/or double anonymous
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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
242
15k
2019
200
11k
2020
198
10k
2021
228
9.3k
2022
219
6.3k
2023
244
3.3k
2024
316
1.4k
2025
182
128
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 & FuelsEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microgrid Control and OptimizationSmart Grid Energy ManagementOptimal Power Flow DistributionElectric Power System OptimizationEnergy Load and Power ForecastingWind Turbine Control SystemsIntegrated Energy Systems OptimizationHVDC Systems and Fault ProtectionPower Systems and Renewable EnergyPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Is IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable 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 IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy?

IEEE Transactions on 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 4.79.

Is IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy?

The IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy is a journal aimed at disseminating results of research on sustainable energy systems that can be integrated into the power transmission and/or distribution grid. The journal publishes original research on design, implementation, grid-integration and control of sustainable energy technologies and systems. The Transactions also welcomes manuscripts on design, implementation and evaluation of power systems that are affected by sustainable energy systems and devices.

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