Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Energy & Environment
ISSN 0958-305X · eISSN 2048-4070 · SAGE
Energy & Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.84; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,900; 137 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Energy & Environment is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies and Climate Change Policy and Economics, together about 35.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.7%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy11.1%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Global Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy7.7%
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science6%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Global Energy Security and PolicyEnergy3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 861OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 135LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,096 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 21 | 25 |
| 2025 | 137 | 28 | 508 |
| 2024 | 164 | 39 | 1,794 |
| 2023 | 222 | 59 | 3,755 |
| 2022 | 208 | 25 | 4,624 |
| 2021 | 100 | 4 | 2,564 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0958-305X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2048-4070
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Energy & Environment
What CAS zone is Energy & Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Energy & Environment is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Energy & Environment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.84; CiteScore 12.7, h-index 72.
Which databases index Energy & Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Energy & Environment is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Energy & Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Energy & Environment is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .