Journal profile · Energy & Fuels
International Journal of Green Energy
ISSN 1543-5075 · eISSN 1543-5083 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
International Journal of Green Energy: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.66; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 133 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 217 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Green Energy is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biodiesel Production and Applications, Fuel Cells and Related Materials and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, together about 21.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Green Energy shares multidisciplinary research results in the fields of energy research, energy conversion, energy management, and energy conservation, with a particular interest in advanced, environmentally friendly energy technologies. We publish research that focuses on the forms and utilizations of energy that have no, minimal, or reduced impact on environment, economy and society. We welcome research papers that explore: Sustainable Energy diversity Green Energy localization Green Energy security Sustainable energy development Sustainable Energy technology Green Energy resources Green Energy consumption Consequences of energy use Fundamental and practical applications for sustainable energy Each manuscript will go through a rigours single-anonymized peer-review process by a minimum of two reviewers. you can visit our Instructions for Authors page for information on preparing your manuscript. Author benefits We are abstracted and indexed in the Science citation index, Scopus and more. We are an affiliated journal of the Association of Energy Engineers meaning your research will be available across all their members. The prestigious and experienced members of our international Editorial Board will guide you from submission to publication. Our Author Services page provides you with tips and tricks to promote your research on social media and through your network. This includes 50 free e-prints to share with anyone you wish. Quickly and easily track the impact your paper makes with the help of Authored Works.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Energy & Fuels
Editor-in-chief Xianguo LiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Canada 2, Mainland China 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering8.4%
- Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering6.5%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy6.3%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering5.7%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering5.2%
- Hybrid Renewable Energy SystemsEnergy5%
- Wind Energy Research and DevelopmentEngineering4.8%
- Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: BIOSIS Previews, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Abstracts (CEABA), CSA: Civil Engineering Abstracts, CSA: Sustainability Science Abstracts, Geobase, Physics Abstracts
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
- Impact factor
- 3.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.76Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,182OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 217LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 174,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,447 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 130 | 6 | 46 |
| 2025 | 217 | 19 | 505 |
| 2024 | 200 | 21 | 1,372 |
| 2023 | 179 | 11 | 2,420 |
| 2022 | 133 | 9 | 1,653 |
| 2021 | 203 | 9 | 3,887 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (422 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select). Model summary
International Journal of Green Energy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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 disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review by a minimum of two reviewers. Model summary
Each manuscript will go through a rigours single-anonymized peer-review process by a minimum of two 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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1543-5075
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-5083
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 12 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Green Energy
What CAS zone is International Journal of Green Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Green Energy is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology / Thermodynamics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Green Energy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.66; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Green Energy?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 97–174 days); authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9%. 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 JCR quartile is International Journal of Green Energy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Green Energy based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (2), Mainland China (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Green Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Green Energy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Green Energy open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Green Energy is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .