Clean Energy

Clean Energy is an open access journal published by Oxford University Press with the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, established in 2017 and covering clean energy science and technology, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.0.《清洁能源》（Clean Energy）由（Oxford University Press）与北京低碳清洁能源研究院合作出版，2017 年创刊，为开放获取期刊，覆盖清洁能源科学与技术，2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.0。

Scope

• The journal serves as a medium for the latest research developments and knowledge on topics related to clean energy.刊物是传播清洁能源相关主题最新研究进展与知识的平台。
• It publishes original research, reviews, perspectives, methodological papers and technical papers.刊物发表原创研究、综述、观点、方法学论文与技术论文。
• Hydrogen and fuel cells are named among its core subject areas.氢能与燃料电池被列为其核心学科领域之一。
• Carbon dioxide capture, storage and utilisation are central to its coverage.二氧化碳的捕集、封存与利用是其报道的核心内容。
• Smart energy and distributed energy technologies are also covered.智慧能源与分布式能源技术同样在其覆盖之内。
• Innovative ideas from the research and engineering community are invited, with the overall goal of publishing papers of high significance in all areas of clean energy.刊物邀请研究界与工程界提出创新构想，总体目标是发表清洁能源各领域具有重要意义的论文。

History

• Oxford University Press and the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy announced the launch of Clean Energy in November 2017.（Oxford University Press）与北京低碳清洁能源研究院于 2017 年 11 月宣布创办《清洁能源》。
• The journal is supervised by China Energy Investment Corporation and sponsored by the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy.刊物由国家能源集团主管，北京低碳清洁能源研究院主办。
• It is published in cooperation with China Science Publishing and Media, with Oxford University Press as the international publishing platform.刊物与中国科技出版传媒股份有限公司合作出版，以（Oxford University Press）作为国际出版平台。
• It appears bimonthly and is an open access journal.刊物为双月刊，采用开放获取出版。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 5.0, after 3.7 in 2024, and its CiteScore is about 9.1.2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.0，此前 2024 年为 3.7，其 CiteScore 约为 9.1。
• It is indexed in Ei Compendex, ESCI, Scopus, the Directory of Open Access Journals and the Chinese Science Citation Database.刊物被工程索引、新兴来源引文索引、Scopus、开放获取期刊目录与中国科学引文数据库收录。
• Reported average review time is about ten weeks.刊物公布的平均审稿周期约为十周。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Nianzhi Li, an academician and a leading figure in chemical engineering.主编为（Nianzhi Li）院士，化学工程领域的领军人物。
• Deputy editors-in-chief are Dazhao Gu, also an academician, and Minghui Zhang.副主编为（Dazhao Gu）院士与（Minghui Zhang）。
• Executive editors-in-chief are Yonglong Li and Constance Senior.执行主编为（Yonglong Li）与（Constance Senior）。
• The editorial team includes staff editors based at the journal's office in Beijing.编辑团队包括设在刊物北京编辑部的专职编辑。
• The journal is positioned as the China Energy Investment Corporation's first international English-language energy journal.刊物被定位为国家能源集团首本能源领域的国际英文学术期刊。
• Manuscripts are submitted through the publisher's platform and peer reviewed before acceptance.稿件经出版方平台提交，并在录用前接受同行评审。