Journal profile · Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Energy and AI
ISSN 2666-5468 · Elsevier · United Kingdom
Energy and AI: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 4,270; review about 116 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 203 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Energy and AI is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energy Load and Power Forecasting, Smart Grid Energy Management and Advanced Battery Technologies Research, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official Journal of Tianjin University Energy and AI provides a fast and authoritative open access platform to disseminate the latest research progress in the cross-disciplinary area of energy and artificial intelligence (AI). The journal focuses on innovative applications of AI that address the critical challenges in energy systems, energy materials, energy chemistry, energy utilization & conversion, and energy & society, as well as other important pressing issues in energy research. The journal also considers papers on the development of bespoke AI technologies and methodologies for advancing energy, decarbonization and sustainable development, such as data-driven approaches, optimization algorithms and AI ethics.Energy and AI aims to become a leading journal for cutting-edge research at the interface between energy and AI. Papers purely focusing on a single aspect of energy or AI are not suitable for the journal.The journal considers full length, short communications, perspective and review articles, and publishes 4 volumes per year.Focal points of the journal include, but are not limited to:Automation of science discovery related to energy materials and chemistryDigital twinning or big data analytics of complex energy processes/systemsData-driven design of energy materials, devices and systemsInternet-of-things and cyber-physical energy systemsAI for human factors in energy related activitiesVirtual reality applied to energy and environmentAutonomous systems for energy efficiency maximalizationHardware for data collections in energy systemsData Science for energy applicationsHybrid data-driven and physical modelling for energy related problemsIntelligent control of energy systemsAI, energy and societyAI safety, reliability and ethics within energy applicationsAI for life-cycle assessment or energy and decarbonization roadmapsEnergy roboticsThis journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Kui JiaoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 18 in mainland China (about 29%); most named Mainland China 18, United States 11, United Kingdom 10, Canada 4, Hong Kong, China 3 (62 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering14.9%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering9.3%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering8.9%
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering6.1%
- Solar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsComputer Science6%
- Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering4.8%
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science4.3%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 16.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 414OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 199LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 887 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 249 | 249 | 223 |
| 2025 | 203 | 203 | 1,699 |
| 2024 | 139 | 139 | 3,097 |
| 2023 | 107 | 107 | 3,081 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 4,568 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 4,700 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
116 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 116 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | USD 4,270 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,630 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 2,910 / JPY 450,230 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,270 | — | — |
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 papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Papers purely focusing on a single aspect of energy or AI
Article types accepted6
- full length original researchThe journal accepts full length original research, short communication, perspective and review articles.Length not stated
- original researchThe journal accepts full length original research, short communication, perspective and review articles. Review and perspective articles are commissioned by the…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe journal accepts full length original research, short communication, perspective and review articles. Review and perspective articles are commissioned by the…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal accepts full length original research, short communication, perspective and review articles. Review and perspective articles are commissioned by the…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal accepts full length original research, short communication, perspective and review articles. Review and perspective articles are commissioned by the…Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal accepts full length original research, short communication, perspective and review articles. Review and perspective articles are commissioned by the…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-5468
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Energy and AI
What CAS zone is Energy and AI in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Energy and AI is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Energy & Fuels. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Energy and AI?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 9.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 16.3, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Energy and AI?
The publisher reports about 116 days (submission to acceptance); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Energy and AI?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; 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 Energy and AI based?
Of the 62 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 18 (about 29%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (18), United States (11) and United Kingdom (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Energy and AI?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Energy and AI is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Energy and AI open access, and what is the APC?
Energy and AI is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,270.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .