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Clean Energy

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN2515-4230eISSN2515-396X

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

0.878

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.038

Total Worksi

1,444

Total Citationsi

8,382

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Energy & Fuels; Engineering, Environmental; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Engineering; Energy Engineering and Power Technology; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,444

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2515-4230 / 2515-396X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico

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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

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

1.4k

2019

510

2020

1.1k

2021

1.7k

2022

111

1.9k

2023

138

1.7k

2024

382

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.

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEngineering, EnvironmentalGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Magnetic confinement fusion researchHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsSocial Acceptance of Renewable EnergyGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy and Environment ImpactsPhotovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesPhotovoltaic Systems and SustainabilitySolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsIntegrated Energy Systems OptimizationElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure

Frequently asked questions about Clean Energy

Is Clean Energy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clean Energy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Clean Energy?

Clean 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 4.46.

Is Clean Energy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clean Energy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.