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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2194-1459eISSN2194-1467

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

154

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 123d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.228

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.294

Total Worksi

359

Total Citationsi

7,752

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy is an open access journal, focusing on research for renewable and sustainable energy technologies. Topics include renewable energy storage and conversion, energy saving, and more.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications359

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2194-1459 / 2194-1467

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

798

2019

2020

354

2021

552

2022

403

2023

439

2024

449

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.

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Fuel TechnologyQ1

Materials ChemistryQ1

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Fuel TechnologyElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesConducting polymers and applicationsAdvancements in Battery MaterialsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsAdvanced battery technologies researchTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsPerovskite Materials and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Is Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy?

Materials for Renewable and 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 5.69.

Is Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.