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Journal of World Energy Law & Business
ISSN 1754-9957 · eISSN 1754-9965 · Oxford University Press
Journal of World Energy Law & Business: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.43; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,533; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of World Energy Law & Business is published by Oxford University Press 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 Global Energy Security and Policy, International Arbitration and Investment Law and Natural Resources and Economic Development, together about 38.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Energy Security and PolicyEnergy17.2%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting11.1%
- Natural Resources and Economic DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
- Global Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy9.4%
- International Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- State Capitalism and Financial GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Marine and Offshore Engineering StudiesEngineering3.7%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering3.4%
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 | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | 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
- 1.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 636 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 15 | 30 |
| 2024 | 25 | 11 | 100 |
| 2023 | 43 | 16 | 182 |
| 2022 | 43 | 12 | 238 |
| 2021 | 39 | 9 | 136 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,533 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1754-9957
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-9965
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of World Energy Law & Business
What CAS zone is Journal of World Energy Law & Business in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of World Energy Law & Business is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / Law. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of World Energy Law & Business?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.43; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 26.
Which databases index Journal of World Energy Law & Business?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of World Energy Law & Business is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of World Energy Law & Business open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of World Energy Law & Business is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,533.
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: .