Journal profile · energy
Discover Energy
ISSN 2730-7719 · Springer Nature · Switzerland
Discover Energy: fully open access; APC about USD 1,690; median 130 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); 51 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discover Energy is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Renewable energy and sustainable power systems, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization and Power Systems and Renewable Energy, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Discover Energy is part of the Discover journal series committed to providing a streamlined submission process, rapid review and publication, and a high level of author service at every stage. It is an open access, community-focussed journal publishing research from across the full range of disciplines concerned with energy. Discover Energy is a broad, open access journal publishing research from across all fields relevant to the science and technology of energy research. Discover Energy covers theory, development and applications in the interdisciplinary field of energy and fuel research from across the physical sciences, including engineering, physics, chemistry and the environmental sciences, as well as the impact that energy technologies and policies have on society. It is also intended that articles published in Discover Energy may help to support and accelerate United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 ‘Affordable and Clean Energy’ as well as contributing to the discussion around the long-term mitigation of climate change. Topics Discover Energy covers topics including: Solar energy Wind energy Wave energy Geothermal energy Hydroelectricity Energy harvesting devices Nuclear power Fuel cells Hydrogen energy Low carbon energy generation Transportation fuels Biofuels Batteries and energy storage Supercapacitors Electrocatalysis and photocatalysis Carbon capture and storage Energy economics and finance Energy systems, processes, planning and policy Energy and behaviour Energy security Energy access Energy justice Energy grids and networks Discover Energy welcomes all observational, experimental, theoretical, analytical, mathematical modelling and data-driven approaches that advance the study of energy research. Content Types Discover Energy welcomes a variety of article types – please see our submission guidelines for details. The journal also publishes guest-edited Topical Collections of relevance to all aspects of energy research to allow readers to quickly identify research on subject areas of especial interest to them. For more information, please follow up with our journal publishing contact. In addition to specific themed Collections reflecting the latest developments in energy research, the Journal focuses on three types of contributions: forward looking and/or speculative pieces that may be opinionated but should remain balanced and are intended to stimulate discussion and explore new approaches, rapid publication of early research results, a
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): energy
Editor-in-chief Wei-Hsin ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 25 in mainland China (about 19%); most named Mainland China 25, India 24, Italy 13, United States 7, Malaysia 6 (131 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systemsEnergy9.9%
- Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationEngineering7.2%
- Power Systems and Renewable EnergyEnergy7.2%
- Hybrid Renewable Energy SystemsEnergy6.9%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science6%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy5.1%
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesEngineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.78OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 184,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 201 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 92 | 483 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 356 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 110 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 96 days – 169 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (145 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,390 / USD 1,690 / GBP 1,190 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,590 / EUR 1,190 / GBP 1,040 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted14
- brief reportWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- case studyWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- commentComment articles can focus on policy, science and society, or purely scientific issues. They should be of immediate interest to a broad readership and should be…Length not stated
- data noteWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- full research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- matters arisingMatters Arising articles are interesting and timely scientific or academic comments and clarifications on original research papers published in the journal.Length not stated
- methodologyMethodologies should present a new experimental or computational method, test or procedure. The method described may either be completely new, or may offer a be…Length not stated
- original paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- original research paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- perspectiveA Perspective is a scholarly review and discussion of the primary research literature that does not meet the criteria for a review article because: the scope is…Length not stated
- registered reportRegistered Reports are a publication format in which the research question and the quality of methodology are peer reviewed before the data are collected and an…Length not stated
- researchResearch articles present new scientific results within the scope of the journal that have not been published previously and are not being considered for public…Length not stated
- research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- reviewReview articles provide critical accounts and comprehensive surveys of topics of major current interest within the scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Funding statement - mandatory Model summary
Funding statement - mandatory You need to include a statement which declares whether this work received funding or not. If you did receive funding, you must declare it and give details of the grant number or funding body.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Competing interests policy Model summary
Competing interests policy Authors are required to declare any competing financial and/or non-financial interests in relation to the work described. The corresponding author is responsible for submitting a competing interests statement on behalf of all authors of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability Model summary
Data availability All authors must include a data availability statement in their submission. A data availability statement lets a reader know where and how to access data that support the results and analysis.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics statement - if required Model summary
Ethics statement - if required You will need to include an ethics declaration if your work reports research involving human or animal subjects, their data and/or biological materials.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Step 4 - Understand your copyright
If your submission is accepted for publication, you will need to sign a licence agreement with Springer Nature to allow us to publish your article. According to this agreement:authors of articles published in this journal retain the copyright of their articles.authors grant Springer Nature a licence to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.authors retain full re-use rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Discover Energy, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top Did you find what you were looking for? Share feedback.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Step 3 - Understand the peer review policy
This journal follows a single-anonymous peer review procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Peer review process All manuscripts undergo technical checks upon submission. Manuscripts that pass technical checks undergo suitability checks by our in-house editorial team. Eligible manuscripts are …
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2730-7719
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Discover Energy
How long does peer review take at Discover Energy?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 96–169 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Discover Energy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Discover Energy based?
Of the 131 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 25 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (25), India (24) and Italy (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Discover Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discover Energy is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Discover Energy open access, and what is the APC?
Discover Energy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,690.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .