Journal profile · Energy-Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal
ISSN 2156-3306 · eISSN 2156-6550 · River Publishers
Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal: subscription journal; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal is published by River Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Renewable energy and sustainable power systems, Electric Power System Optimization and Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Energy-Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systemsEnergy12.6%
- Electric Power System OptimizationEngineering8.8%
- Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling SystemsEngineering7%
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering6.9%
- Optimal Power Flow DistributionEngineering5.9%
- Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationEngineering5.7%
- Power Systems and Renewable EnergyEnergy5.4%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering4.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q3 | 564/1030 | 45th |
| Energy Engineering and Power Technology | Q3 | 191/347 | 45th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 866 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 111 |
| 2025 | 58 | 57 | 190 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 203 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 263 |
| 2022 | 74 | 20 | 164 |
| 2021 | 68 | 16 | 119 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- River Publishers
- ISSN
- 2156-3306
- Electronic ISSN
- 2156-6550
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal
Which databases index Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .