Journal profile
Energy and Policy Research
ISSN 2381-5639 · Taylor & Francis Group · United States
Energy and Policy Research: fully open access; APC about USD 1,500; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2017 (Volume 4, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Energy and Policy Research is published by Taylor & Francis Group. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energy and Environment Impacts, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal has ceased (2018). Energy and Policy Research provides a major new open access platform for researchers and policy-makers from around the world to share their research and developments on the engineering, science, technology, policy, and management related to energy systems. This international journal will ensure a rigorous and rapid process of peer review. All published articles will be universally accessible online to enable the widest possible audience for the content. The journal will consider original research articles, reviews, and short communications in theoretical and applied topics, and encourage work that supports innovation, debate, and collaboration within the energy community. Topics covered include •Advanced power cycles •Governmental policies on energy • Carbon mitigation technologies: clean coal and carbon capture •Hydrogen and fuel cells •Energy generation, conversion, storage, and transmission •Market-based energy planning •Economic, social, and environmental aspects of energy policies •Micro- and nano-energy systems •Energy supply security •Nuclear energy •Renewable energy: wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and biomass •Thermal and fluid design of energy systems All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial evaluation by the Editor and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert reviewers. All peer review is single blind. Submissions are made online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Publication office: Taylor & Francis Group, 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy8.3%
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesEngineering5.6%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering5.6%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering5.6%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering5.6%
- Wind Turbine Control SystemsEngineering5.6%
- Energy Efficiency and ManagementEnergy5.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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 11 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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted3
- original research articlesThe journal will consider original research articles, reviews, and short communications in theoretical and applied topicsLength not stated
- reviewsThe journal will consider original research articles, reviews, and short communications in theoretical and applied topicsLength not stated
- short communicationsThe journal will consider original research articles, reviews, and short communications in theoretical and applied topicsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Energy and Policy Research is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial editor evaluation followed by peer review Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial evaluation by the Editor and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert reviewers.
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
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2381-5639
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4, Issue 1 (2017)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Energy and Policy Research
How long does peer review take at Energy and Policy Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 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 Energy and Policy Research?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Energy and Policy Research open access, and what is the APC?
Energy and Policy Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,500.
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: .