Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Journal overview

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy is a journal in the EJSIR Publisher programme, focused on Renewable and Sustainable Energy. Its scope is organized into academic sections covering Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Bioenergy, Energy Storage, Renewable Integration, Low-Carbon Energy Systems, Energy Policy & Modelling, Geothermal & Ocean Energy and Sustainable Energy Materials. This structure helps authors assess disciplinary fit and gives readers a clear route through the journal’s subject coverage.

The journal welcomes original research article, review article, systematic review, short communication and other contributions described in its author guidance when they fit the scope. Appropriate work may include laboratory and field tests, energy-system modelling, grid analysis, technology assessment, life-cycle methods, techno-economic analysis or policy evaluation. Authors should report operating conditions, data sources, time horizons and uncertainty, and avoid generalizing beyond the studied system. Authors should engage relevant scholarship, explain the contribution and report limitations needed for critical assessment.

Editorial assessment considers journal fit, methodological or interpretive quality, research integrity and clarity. The stated review model is double-anonymous peer review, normally with at least two independent reviewers. Publisher policies on ethics, access, authorship, conflicts, data and corrections apply alongside this journal’s scope. Submission information is provided on this site; manuscripts can be submitted only after the journal’s submission route opens.

Academic remit

The journal aims to publish research that advances energy generation, conversion, storage, delivery and sustainable use. It welcomes technology development and system analysis, as well as evidence-based assessments of environmental, economic and societal implications when the methods and boundaries are clearly explained. The central contribution should fit at least one of the journal’s academic sections and be meaningful to readers in renewable and sustainable energy.

Appropriate work may include laboratory and field tests, energy-system modelling, grid analysis, technology assessment, life-cycle methods, techno-economic analysis or policy evaluation. Authors should report operating conditions, data sources, time horizons and uncertainty, and avoid generalizing beyond the studied system. Authors should define the research question, connect the approach to the question, describe sources or materials and analytical choices, and provide enough information for critical assessment. Interdisciplinary work is welcome when its relevance to the journal is clear and the methods used for each component are explained.

Interpretations and claims should follow from the reported evidence. Authors should identify uncertainty, limitations and alternative explanations where relevant, and distinguish demonstrated results from implications or future work. Studies involving people, animals, sensitive data or protected material should describe applicable ethics, consent, privacy and permissions.

Technology descriptions without performance evidence, system comparisons with undisclosed boundaries, and sustainability claims unsupported by appropriate lifecycle or contextual analysis fall outside scope. Manuscripts outside the listed sections or lacking an assessable scholarly contribution may be declined at editorial screening. The section descriptions below provide more detailed guidance on topic fit.