Energy

Energy is a monthly peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal in energy engineering and research, published by Elsevier since 1976 and described by the publisher as a flagship journal in the energy area, carrying a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 10.1 and a CiteScore of 17.1《能源》（Energy）是（Elsevier）出版的能源工程与研究领域多学科月刊，实行同行评审，1976 年创刊，出版方称其为能源领域的旗舰期刊，2025 年影响因子为 10.1，CiteScore 为 17.1。

Scope

• The journal aims to be a leading peer-reviewed platform and an authoritative source of information for analyses, reviews and evaluations related to energy该刊旨在成为领先的同行评审平台，成为能源相关分析、综述与评估的权威信息来源。
• It covers research in mechanical engineering and thermal sciences with a strong focus on thermal energy and integrated energy systems, energy planning and energy management其内容覆盖机械工程与热科学，重点关注热能、综合能源系统、能源规划与能源管理。
• It also welcomes papers on energy conservation, energy efficiency, biomass and bioenergy, renewable energy, energy storage, energy in buildings, and on economic and policy issues within the broader multi-disciplinary scope of the journal该刊亦欢迎节能、能效、生物质与生物能源、可再生能源、储能、建筑用能以及经济与政策议题的论文，前提是契合其多学科范围。
• Priority is given to thermal energy, integrated energy systems, sustainable energy in the green transition, integrated cross-sectoral smart energy systems, thermal management of electronic devices and batteries, energy storage at system level, and research combining energy and artificial intelligence该刊优先关注热能、综合能源系统、绿色转型中的可持续能源、跨部门综合智慧能源系统、电子设备与电池的热管理、系统级储能，以及能源与人工智能交叉研究。
• Pure transfer or process level work such as combustion, fuels, heat transfer, fluid flow, wind turbines, hydro pumps and energy resources mining is outside its scope, as is research on single technologies or on materials alone纯传递或过程层面的研究，如燃烧、燃料、传热、流体流动、风力机、水泵与能源资源开采等，不在其范围内，单一技术或仅涉及材料的研究亦然。
• Its sections span heat transfer and heat pumps, energy conversion and efficiency, district heating and cooling, energy in buildings, solar energy, geothermal and organic Rankine cycles, thermodynamics, fuels in the green transition, biofuels, hydrogen and fuel cells, smart grids and smart energy systems, wind power, hydro energy, energy and transportation, national energy systems, energy and environment, planning tools, policy, economy, carbon capture and nuclear energy其栏目涵盖传热与热泵、能量转换与效率、区域供热供冷、建筑用能、太阳能、地热与有机朗肯循环、热力学、绿色转型中的燃料、生物燃料、氢与燃料电池、智能电网与智慧能源系统、风电、水电、能源与交通、国家能源系统、能源与环境、规划工具、政策、经济、碳捕集与核能。
• The journal supports the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, in particular affordable and clean energy, and welcomes research on clean energy transition, renewable energy systems and the energy-food-water nexus该刊支持联合国可持续发展目标，尤其是经济适用的清洁能源，并欢迎清洁能源转型、可再生能源系统与能源-食物-水关联研究。

History

• The first volume appeared in March 1976 and the journal has been published by Pergamon and then Elsevier ever since该刊第 1 卷于 1976 年 3 月出版，此后一直由（Pergamon）及其后的（Elsevier）出版。
• It is the companion title to the open access journal Smart Energy, and it refers wind energy papers to its sister journal Wind Energy and Engineering Research该刊是开放获取期刊（Smart Energy）的姊妹刊，并将风电论文转介给另一姊妹刊（Wind Energy and Engineering Research）。
• Its impact factor has climbed from 7.147 in 2021 and 8.857 in 2022 to 9.4 in 2024 and 10.1 in 2025, and its CiteScore stands at 17.1其影响因子由 2021 年的 7.147 与 2022 年的 8.857 升至 2024 年的 9.4 与 2025 年的 10.1，CiteScore 为 17.1。
• The journal now runs several volumes a year, with volumes 314 to 318 appearing in 2025, and its annual output has passed five thousand articles该刊现每年出版数卷，2025 年已出至第 314 至 318 卷，年发文量超过 5000 篇。
• Publisher metrics put submission to first decision at a median of eight days, decision after review at fifty-seven days, submission to acceptance at one hundred and twenty-six days and acceptance to online publication at two days出版方指标显示投稿至首次决定中位数为 8 天，外审后决定为 57 天，投稿至接收为 126 天，接收至在线出版为 2 天。
• Authors may publish open access against an article processing charge of 3960 United States dollars, or publish under the subscription model with no publication fee作者可支付 3960 美元的论文处理费选择开放获取，也可选择订阅模式、不付发表费用。

Editors

• Prof. Dr. Ruzhu Wang of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China is the editor-in-chief现任主编为上海交通大学（Shanghai Jiao Tong University）的（Ruzhu Wang）教授。
• Neven Duić of the University of Zagreb in Croatia and Paula Ferreira of the University of Minho in Portugal serve as deputy editors-in-chief, and Duić also edits conference relations and special issues克罗地亚萨格勒布大学（University of Zagreb）的（Neven Duic）与葡萄牙米尼奥大学（University of Minho）的（Paula Ferreira）任副主编，（Neven Duic）另兼会议与特刊编辑。
• Soteris Kalogirou of the Cyprus University of Technology and Henrik Lund of Aalborg University in Denmark are honorary editors塞浦路斯理工大学（Cyprus University of Technology）的（Soteris Kalogirou）与丹麦奥尔堡大学（Aalborg University）的（Henrik Lund）任荣誉编辑。
• Ten managing editors work from Spain, China, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France and Japan, and a coordinating editor sits at the University of Minho十位管理编辑来自西班牙、中国、丹麦、英国、法国与日本，协调编辑设于米尼奥大学（University of Minho）。
• About thirty-five subject editors and a large editorial board bring the total to one hundred and thirty-two editors and board members from forty-one countries and regions约 35 位学科编辑与庞大的编委会合计达 132 位编辑与编委成员，来自 41 个国家和地区。
• The largest national contingents are China with twenty-five members, followed by Italy and the United States with eleven each人数最多的国家依次为中国（25 人）、意大利与美国（各 11 人）。