Journal profile · Engineering-Ocean Engineering
International Marine Energy Journal
ISSN 2631-5548 · European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference · United Kingdom
International Marine Energy Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Marine Energy Journal is published by European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wave and Wind Energy Systems, Wind Energy Research and Development and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, together about 62.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Submitted articles should cover fundamental and applied research, including: case studies; field deployment and testing; technical, economic and socio analysis; and laboratory based studies covering wave and tidal energy. The Journal topics follow those addressed under the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) and associated international conferences and meetings. These include: Wave / tidal energy resource characterisation. Wave / tidal device development, optimisation and testing. Wave / tidal device hydrodynamic modelling and structural mechanics. Grid integration, PTO, control and electrical connections of marine renewable energy. Station keeping, mooring, material, fatigue, loadings as applied to marine renewables. Arrays / farms of marine renewable energy devices. Environmental impact assessment and appraisal applied to marine renewable energy. Economic and social aspects of marine renewable energy. Legislation, planning and codes, legal and political aspects of marine renewable energy. In addition to submitted articles, special issues emanating from associated and relevant conferences and meetings will also be published in the journal. The IMEJ also welcomes review articles relevant to marine renewable energy topics as well as cross-cutting topics from other fields that are of relevance to wave and tidal energy. There are currently NO Article Processing Charges (APC), submission charges any any other fees to be paid in order to publish an article in IMEJ; publication is free. More...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Ocean Engineering
Editor-in-chief AbuBakr BahajPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 6, United Kingdom 6, Sweden 3, Mainland China 2, Canada 2 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wave and Wind Energy SystemsEngineering33.3%
- Wind Energy Research and DevelopmentEngineering16.6%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences12.2%
- Innovative Energy Harvesting TechnologiesEngineering5.4%
- Turbomachinery Performance and OptimizationEngineering5.2%
- Cavitation Phenomena in PumpsEngineering3.4%
- Offshore Engineering and TechnologiesEngineering3.4%
- Ship Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityEngineering3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanography | Q3 | 90/154 | 41st |
| Ocean Engineering | Q3 | 74/123 | 40th |
| Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | Q3 | 235/345 | 32nd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Engineering VillagePublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 162 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 127 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 151 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 115 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 99 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 85 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 53 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- research articlesResearch articles.Length not stated
- review articlesAuthoritative, up-to-date review articles.Length not stated
- special issues of conferences (e.g. ewtec)Special issues of conferences (e.g. EWTEC).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
I the author/we the authors understand that I/we retain copyright over our article. I/we grant a licence to IMEJ to: publish my/our article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and identify IMEJ as the original publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC-BY; authors keep copyright. Model summary
100% open access (CC-BY): authors keep copyright
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single blind peer review by a minimum of two independent reviewers. Model summary
Each article single blind peer-reviewed by a minimum of two independent reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Manuscripts checked with anti-plagiarism software. Model summary
Manuscripts checked with anti-plagiarism software.
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
- European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2631-5548
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Marine Energy Journal
How long does peer review take at International Marine Energy Journal?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Marine Energy Journal based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), United Kingdom (6) and Sweden (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Marine Energy Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Marine Energy Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Marine Energy Journal open access, and what is the APC?
International Marine Energy Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .