Journal profile · latest developments in the chemistry of renewable energy, including contributions from interdisciplinary fields.
Renewables
ISSN 2958-1893 · Chinese Chemical Society · China · Bi-monthly · Founded 2023
FollowGet an email when its zone, impact factor or warning status changes
Renewables: fully open access; 37 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Renewables is published by Chinese Chemical Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, together about 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Renewables is a fully open access and peer-reviewed bimonthly journal positioned to be a premier international journal uniquely focusing on the latest developments in the chemistry of renewable energy, including contributions from interdisciplinary fields. The growth of this area of research is becoming increasingly critical in the global effort to achieve carbon neutrality, and Renewables aims to capture the best work from around the world, offering a concise and reliable resource for the most impactful and timely results.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): latest developments in the chemistry of renewable energy, including contributions from interdisciplinary fields.
Editor-in-chief Zhongwei ChenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy14.8%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering14.3%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering14%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering8%
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsEnergy6.8%
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systemsEnergy5.3%
- Renewable Energy and SustainabilityEnergy5.3%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities4.8%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 158 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 928 |
| 2025 | 37 | 6 | 957 |
| 2024 | 40 | 5 | 517 |
| 2023 | 53 | 0 | 126 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 accepted4
- commentsComments are also welcome and will undergo editorial review only.Length not stated
- perspectivesRenewables considers and publishes three peer-reviewed article types: Perspectives, Reviews, and Research Articles.Length not stated
- research articlesRenewables considers and publishes three peer-reviewed article types: Perspectives, Reviews, and Research Articles.Length not stated
- reviewsRenewables considers and publishes three peer-reviewed article types: Perspectives, Reviews, and Research Articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Preprints
- Peer review
Comments undergo editorial review only Model summary
Comments are also welcome and will undergo editorial review only.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Immediate Online Accepted Articles Model summary
Accepted articles may be published online as Immediate Online Accepted Articles and will be published online with a full citation once in final publishable form.
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Renewables
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advancements in Battery Materials.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Chinese Chemical Society
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 2023
- ISSN
- 2958-1893
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Renewables
Is Renewables open access, and what is the APC?
Renewables is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .