Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Wind Energy
ISSN 1095-4244 · eISSN 1099-1824 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Wind Energy: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.47; fully open access; APC about USD 3,730; median 226 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wind Energy is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wind Energy Research and Development, Wind and Air Flow Studies and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, together about 47.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Wind power is one of the major energy resources that are important components of future energy scenarios. Wind Energy offers a major forum for the reporting of advances in this rapidly developing technology with the goal of realising the world-wide potential to harness clean energy from land-based and offshore wind. The journal aims to reach all those with an interest in this field from academic research, industrial development through to applications, including individual wind turbines and components, wind farms and integration of wind power plants. Contributions across the spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines concerned with the advancement of wind power capture, conversion, integration and utilisation technologies are essential features of the journal. Principal Topics Wind rotors and blades - aerodynamics, aero-elastics, aero-servo-elasticity, aero-acoustics, wakes, rotor and blade design. Structural and mechanical components modeling and design. Electrical engineering of wind power - electrical components, power electronics and controls, generators, grid connection, integration and control of wind power plants. Dynamics and control - control algorithms, sensors, actuators, and load mitigation strategies. Development of resource assessment techniques- prediction, modelling, atmospheric physics, wind farm planning, siting (including off-shore developments), economics and environmental issues. Concept innovations, modelling, systems - design, installation, operation, performance, optimisation and control; small, hybrid and autonomous systems and applications other than grid connection such as desalination, water pumping and heating. Operations and maintenance – reliability, maintainability, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and economics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Editor-in-chief Simon WatsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 12, Germany 6, Mainland China 5, United Kingdom 5, Netherlands 5 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wind Energy Research and DevelopmentEngineering24.3%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science13.8%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering9.5%
- Wind Turbine Control SystemsEngineering4.9%
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering4.5%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering3.3%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences2.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Astrophysics Data System
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
- Impact factor
- 3.47LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,499OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 90Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 439,283Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,679 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 76 | 28 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | 332 |
| 2024 | 90 | 90 | 620 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 825 |
| 2022 | 110 | 110 | 1,355 |
| 2021 | 114 | 114 | 2,733 |
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
226 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 167 days – 312 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 252 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (189 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 235 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 38 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | USD 3,730 / GBP 3,000 / EUR 3,470 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,730 / EUR 3,470 / GBP 3,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted14
- case reportArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- letterArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- letter to the editorArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- research articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge 8000 limit Yes Data Availability Sta…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles critical reviews of the literature, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses 8000 limit YesLength not stated
- short communicationArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort Communications preliminary findings of research in progress or a case report of particular interest 2500 limit YesLength not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significan…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
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 ·- 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 ·- Open access Wiley's Preprints Policy statement for open access journals
Wind Energy will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, new submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Wiley's Preprints Policy statement for open access journals
Wind Energy will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1095-4244
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1824
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Wind Energy
What CAS zone is Wind Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wind Energy is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Energy & Fuels. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Wind Energy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.47; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at Wind Energy?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 226 days (interquartile range 167–312 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Wind Energy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Wind Energy based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), Germany (6) and Mainland China (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Wind Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wind Energy is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Wind Energy open access, and what is the APC?
Wind Energy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,730.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .