Journal profile · ENERGY & FUELS
AIMS Energy
ISSN 2333-8326 · eISSN 2333-8334 · AIMS Press · United States
AIMS Energy: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 300; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AIMS Energy is published by AIMS Press and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Energy and Environment Impacts and Microgrid Control and Optimization, together about 24.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENERGY & FUELS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hybrid Renewable Energy SystemsEnergy8.9%
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering7.6%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering6%
- Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy5.4%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy5%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering4.7%
- Solar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsComputer Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 255OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 717 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 29 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 173 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 311 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 466 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 679 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 547 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- conference reportsWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- editorialsWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- lettersWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- original research articlesWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- reviewsWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open Access Model summary
AIMS Energy is an international Open Access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of Energy technology and science.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- AIMS Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2333-8326
- Electronic ISSN
- 2333-8334
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AIMS Energy
What CAS zone is AIMS Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIMS Energy is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Energy & Fuels. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at AIMS Energy?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index AIMS Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIMS Energy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is AIMS Energy open access, and what is the APC?
AIMS Energy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .