Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
International Journal of Global Energy Issues
ISSN 0954-7118 · eISSN 1741-5128 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Global Energy Issues: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Global Energy Issues is published by Inderscience Publishers and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Renewable energy and sustainable power systems, Global Energy Security and Policy and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, together about 33.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International publishers of academic, scientific and professional journals since 1979, disseminating research in science, engineering & technology; business; environment; computing
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systemsEnergy15.2%
- Global Energy Security and PolicyEnergy10.6%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationEngineering6.2%
- Global Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy5%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy5%
- Electric Power System OptimizationEngineering4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Engineering and Power Technology | Q3 | 232/347 | 33rd |
| Nuclear Energy and Engineering | Q3 | 59/85 | 31st |
| Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | Q4 | 267/345 | 22nd |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,399 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 22 | 165 |
| 2025 | 49 | 0 | 275 |
| 2024 | 77 | 15 | 407 |
| 2023 | 94 | 4 | 357 |
| 2022 | 81 | 6 | 343 |
| 2021 | 62 | 0 | 357 |
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
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 0954-7118
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-5128
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Global Energy Issues
What CAS zone is International Journal of Global Energy Issues in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Global Energy Issues is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Global Energy Issues?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Global Energy Issues is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Global Energy Issues open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Global Energy Issues 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .