Journal profile · GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Wind Energy Science
ISSN 2366-7443 · eISSN 2366-7451 · Copernicus Publications · Germany
Wind Energy Science: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 151 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wind Energy Science is published by Copernicus Publications 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 55.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Wind Energy Science is an open-access international scientific journal publishing high-quality fundamental and pioneering research, reviews and commentaries in wind energy. The journal was founded in 2016 by the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE), in line with its motto "Fostering wind energy science and education". Since then, EAWE manages and supports the journal, leveraging its worldwide academic network. The scope of the journal includes all fields of wind energy that contribute to the improvement of the technology and can accelerate its development: wind and the atmosphere (atmospheric physics; wind and turbulence); fluid mechanics (wind turbine aerodynamics; wakes and wind farm aerodynamics; aeroacoustics; hydrodynamics); dynamics and control (dynamics and aeroservoelasticity; wind turbine control; wind farm control); wind technologies (design concepts and methods for plants, turbines and components; systems engineering; offshore technology; airborne technology); materials and operation (material science and structural mechanics; fatigue; end-of-life assessment and lifetime extension; operation and maintenance, condition monitoring, reliability); electrical conversion, integration and impacts (electrical conversion, grid integration and Wind-to-X; forecasting and market integration; sustainability, environmental and socio-economic aspects). Interactive Public Peer Review process Wind Energy Science has an innovative two-stage publication process involving the scientific discussion forum Wind Energy Science Discussions (WESD), which has been designed to do the following: foster scientific discussion; maximize the effectiveness and transparency of scientific quality assurance; enable rapid posting; make scientific publications freely accessible.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Carlo L. BottassoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Denmark 11, France 3, Italy 3, Germany 2, Mainland China 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wind Energy Research and DevelopmentEngineering29.5%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science16.6%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering9.1%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering4.5%
- Wind Turbine Control SystemsEngineering4.3%
- Wave and Wind Energy SystemsEngineering3.5%
- Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesEngineering3.2%
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 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 548OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 150LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,025 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 171 | 171 | 160 |
| 2025 | 151 | 151 | 681 |
| 2024 | 116 | 116 | 1,337 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 1,780 |
| 2022 | 129 | 129 | 3,382 |
| 2021 | 87 | 87 | 2,413 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 1,050 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,050 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,050 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted2
- commentsCommentsLength not stated
- preprintsPreprintsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Code availability, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use
AI usage must be described in Methods or Acknowledgements Model summary
Should you have used AI tools to generate (parts of) your manuscript, please describe the usage either in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability
Software/code must be cited via DOI and a Code availability section included Model summary
The manuscript must then include a section entitled "Code availability" or, in the case of data and code, "Code and data availability".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data must be deposited in FAIR-aligned repositories with persistent identifiers Model summary
Authors are requested to follow our data policy including the deposit of research data (i.e. the material necessary to validate the research findings) that correspond to manuscripts, preprints, or journal articles in reliable FAIR-aligned data repositories that assign persistent identifiers (preferably digital object identifiers (DOIs)).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors must comply with licence and copyright agreement Model summary
to agree and comply with the licence and copyright agreement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Interactive Public Peer Review process
Wind Energy Science has an innovative two-stage publication process involving the scientific discussion forum Wind Energy Science Discussions (WESD), which has been designed to do the following: foster scientific discussion; maximize the effectiveness and transparency of scientific quality assurance; enable rapid posting; make scientific publications freely accessible.
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
- Copernicus Publications
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2366-7443
- Electronic ISSN
- 2366-7451
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wind Energy Science
What CAS zone is Wind Energy Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wind Energy Science is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Wind Energy Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Wind Energy Science based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Denmark (11), France (3) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Wind Energy Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wind Energy Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Wind Energy Science open access, and what is the APC?
Wind Energy Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .