Journal profile · ECONOMICS
OPEC Energy Review
ISSN 1753-0229 · eISSN 1753-0237 · Wiley-Blackwell
OPEC Energy Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 378 days to acceptance (11 articles, last 24 months); 3 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
OPEC Energy Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Market Dynamics and Volatility, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, together about 54.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The OPEC Energy Review publishes original, peer-reviewed analytical papers on energy economics and related issues, such as economic development and the environment. The journal provides a forum for information exchange among academics worldwide and for the general enhancement of research, with a broad-based readership in industry and among scholars, consultants and policymakers. The journal welcomes submissions on a wide range of energy-related topics, including:• Energy economics;• Energy and economic development;• Energy and the environment;• Oil demand and pricing. Aside from its impact in economics, OPEC Energy Review is cited by researchers working in environmental science, political science and international relations, among other fields. In addition to the regular inclusion of a wide variety of original, refereed papers, special issues focus on such themes as oil demand and pricing, the environment and energy in Africa, or contain conference proceedings. The journal also provides an exclusive outlet for the dissemination of reports and data prepared by OPEC's Vienna-based Secretariat, whose extensive research facilities and expertise on energy, founded upon decades of experience, are based on the perspective of Third World oil-producing nations. Publication of the journal underlines OPEC's long-standing commitment to fostering a deeper understanding of energy matters and their impact upon the world economy and the welfare of individual nations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Ayed S. Al-QahtaniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance18.9%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy18.1%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.1%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Global Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy5.5%
- Natural Resources and Economic DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science1.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECEconLitGeoRefPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, RePEc
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
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 465 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 11 | 98 |
| 2023 | 24 | 10 | 166 |
| 2022 | 39 | 6 | 251 |
| 2021 | 31 | 5 | 229 |
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
378 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 239 days – 489 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (11 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 394 days
- Sample
- 11 articles with submission and acceptance dates (19 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
- Peer review
- Double 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
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 2,900 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- original articlesOriginal Articles The OPEC Energy Review (OER) publishes a selection of original, well-researched scientific papers whose conclusions represent an advance in un…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
No submission fees. Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review; at least two anonymous reviewers. Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/opec
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy:
OPEC Energy Review will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Please see Wiley's preprint policy here.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1753-0229
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-0237
- Society / sponsor
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about OPEC Energy Review
What CAS zone is OPEC Energy Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, OPEC Energy Review is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at OPEC Energy Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 11 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 378 days (interquartile range 239–489 days). 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.
Which databases index OPEC Energy Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, OPEC Energy Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, EconLit and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is OPEC Energy Review open access, and what is the APC?
OPEC Energy Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .