Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES
ISSN 1848-9257 · SDEWES Centre · Croatia
Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES is published by SDEWES Centre 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 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems and Energy and Environment Impacts, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems – JSDEWES is an international journal dedicated to the improvement and dissemination of knowledge on methods, policies and technologies for increasing the sustainability of development by de-coupling growth from natural resources and replacing them with knowledge based economy, taking into account its economic, environmental and social pillars, as well as methods for assessing and measuring sustainability of development, regarding energy, transport, water, environment and food production systems and their many combinations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Neven DuićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Italy 6, Croatia 5, Denmark 3, Mainland China 2, Germany 2 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Hybrid Renewable Energy SystemsEnergy8.5%
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering8.3%
- Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationEngineering6.9%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering4.9%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy4.2%
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 Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 75Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 251OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 684 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 4 |
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 163 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 256 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 321 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 262 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 520 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 484 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 484 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 484 | Yes | — |
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 accepted1
- regular paperJournal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - Volume VIII Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 846-848 Neven DuicLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Plagiarism
- AI use Using Large Language Models / AI in writing paper submitted to JSDEWES (including ChatGPT):
No LLM tool will be accepted as a credited author on a research paper. Any attribution of authorship carries with it accountability for the work, and AI tools cannot take such responsibility. Authors using LLM tools must declare and document this use in the "Methods" or "Statements and Declarations" sections of the manuscript. The use of aLLM or AI must be properly documented in the Methods sectio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism checking:
All submissions are checked against plagiarims with iThenticate tools.
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
- SDEWES Centre
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1848-9257
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES
What CAS zone is Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (6), Croatia (5) and Denmark (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems-JSDEWES is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .