Journal profile
Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
ISSN 2493-9439 · EDP Sciences · France
Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability is published by EDP Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems and Power Systems and Renewable Energy, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability (REES) is an international, interdisciplinary, open-access journal that bridges the advancement of renewable energy technologies with their integration into sustainable environmental strategies for the built environment and society at large. The journal publishes original research, reviews, and innovations that connect clean energy production with environmental, social, and economic sustainability, supporting the transition toward climate-neutral and resilient societies, while contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation. 1. Technological Solutions 2. Planning and Management 3. Tools and Methods 4. Design Strategies for Green and Circular Cities and Buildings 5. Policy, Finance, and Education 6. Human-Centered Approaches
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ali Sayigh ChairmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United Kingdom 3, Mainland China 2, Italy 2, South Korea 1, India 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering9.1%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy9.1%
- Power Systems and Renewable EnergyEnergy6.2%
- Hybrid Renewable Energy SystemsEnergy6%
- Wind Energy Research and DevelopmentEngineering5.7%
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systemsEnergy5.4%
- Building energy efficiency and sustainabilityEngineering5.4%
- Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationEngineering4.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 226 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 345 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 497 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 446 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 352 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 285 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 282 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 600 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 500 | Yes | — | |
| 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 accepted5
- editorialEditorial: These are non-peer-reviewed texts used to announce the launch of a new journal, a new section, a new Editor-in-Chief, a Special Issue, or an invited …Length not stated
- mini-reviewMini-Review: Mini-reviews provide a concise summary of a specific research topic or field relevant to the journal.Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Article: A research original article is a primary source. It reports the methods and results of an original study performed by the authors.Length not stated
- reviewReview: A review article is a survey of previously published research on a topic. It should give an overview of current thinking on the topic.Length not stated
- viewpointViewpoint: Viewpoints are opinion pieces grounded in evidence rather than new experimental data or literature reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access
- AI use 1.4 The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Technology
AI tools cannot be authors; authors must disclose AI use. Model summary
Concerning the use of AI in writing the research content, EDP Sciences adheres to the position of COPE. AI tools cannot be listed as author of a paper. AI tools cannot meet the requirements for authorship and cannot take responsibility for the submitted work, assert conflicts of interest, or manage copyright and license agreements. Authors must be transparent in disclosing how AI tools were used i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 1.2 Authorship
Only authenticated ORCIDs published from October 2024. Model summary
The ICMJE recommends that all those designated as authors meet all of the described criteria. The list of criteria is available at https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/. Those contributors who do not meet all of the criteria shall be acknowledged. For further information see the Ethical standards of Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability (REES).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 1.3 Conflicts of interest
Authors must disclose whether or not they have a financial relationship with the organization that sponsored the research. They should also state that they have full control of all primary data and that they agree to allow the journal to review their data if requested. Therefore the manuscript must be accompanied by the Disclosure Statement at the initial submission (for more information please se…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 1.8 Data sharing policy
Data sharing policy: authors may share data with reviewers; deposit encouraged per FAIR principles. Model summary
Authors may be invited to share with the peer reviewers during the article evaluation process in a confidential manner the data on which the research is based. Further, as long as the publication of data is not in opposition with patients’ privacy (in the case of a medical application), authors are invited to upload supplemental datasets related to their research to an online repository. Doing so …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Originality: manuscript must not be published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submission of a manuscript implies that the work has not been published and is not submitted for publication anywhere else.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1.5 Open Access
Open access under Creative Commons license; copyright retained by authors. Model summary
The copyright of the article is retained by the author(s) under the Creative Commons license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction provided the original work is properly cited. Authors grant EDP Sciences a license to publish the article and identify EDP Sciences as the original publisher.
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
- EDP Sciences
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2493-9439
- Society / sponsor
- WREC/WREN World Renewable Energy Congress/Network
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
How long does peer review take at Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Mainland China (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .