Energy Reports

Energy Reports is a peer-reviewed, fully open access, online-only journal published by Elsevier since 2015, covering a broad spectrum of energy research from both technical engineering and social research perspectives, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 6.6 and a CiteScore of 15.3.《能源报告》（Energy Reports）是爱思唯尔（Elsevier）自 2015 年起出版的同行评审全开放获取纯在线期刊，从工程技术与社会研究双重视角覆盖广泛的能源研究，2025 年影响因子为 6.6，CiteScore 为 15.3。

Scope

• The journal focuses on energy systems and their implications and explicitly excludes research on nuclear energy and mining, on individual pieces of equipment such as engines and heat exchangers, on chemical processes, and on applications that belong mainly to other fields such as health or psychology.本刊聚焦能源系统及其影响，明确不收录核能与矿业研究、发动机与换热器等单体设备研究、化工过程，以及主要属于健康学、心理学等其他领域的应用研究。
• The Renewable Energy section covers the measurement, harvesting and conversion of renewable energies, including solar, wind, bioenergy, marine energy such as tidal, wave and ocean energy, and desalination.可再生能源栏目涵盖太阳能的测量、捕获与转换，风能、生物质能、潮汐与波浪等海洋能以及海水淡化。
• The Electric Systems, Power, and Controls section addresses power generation, transmission, distribution and utilization, with interest in power electronics, electric vehicles, electric energy storage, smart grids, control, automation and demand-side management.电力系统、电力与控制栏目关注发电、输电、配电与用电，涵盖电力电子、电动汽车、储能系统、智能电网、控制、自动化与需求侧管理。
• The Energy Systems and Efficiency section welcomes work on systems that produce, convert, store and supply useful energy, including wasted and low-grade heat, thermal energy, cooling systems, building energy supply, the energy-water nexus, exergy analysis, maintenance and safety, and hydropower.能源系统与效率栏目欢迎生产、转换、存储与供应可用能源的系统研究，包括废弃与低品位热能、热能、制冷系统、建筑能源供应、能源-水关联、系统维护与安全以及水电。
• The Building's Energy and HVAC Systems section covers building envelopes, HVAC systems and renewable energy integration with buildings, together with thermal, visual and acoustic comfort, indoor air quality, and both new construction and retrofit.建筑能源与暖通空调栏目涵盖建筑围护结构、暖通空调系统及建筑一体化可再生能源，并关注热舒适、光舒适、声舒适、室内空气质量以及新建与改造建筑。
• The Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies section addresses generation and conversion technologies, battery technologies, fuel cells, thermal energy storage and renewable energy integration for building, transportation, industry and grid applications.能源转换与存储技术栏目涵盖发电与转换技术、电池技术、燃料电池、储热以及面向建筑、交通、工业与电网应用的可再生能源并网。
• The Environment, Energy Economics and Policies section covers sustainability measurement and comparison, energy policies for low carbon development, green economy and governance, the energy-water and water-food-energy nexuses, integrated assessment models, macroeconomic analyses and projections, and energy markets, investment and finance.环境、能源经济与政策栏目涵盖可持续性的度量与比较、低碳发展能源政策、绿色经济与治理、能源-水与水-粮食-能源关联、综合评估模型、宏观经济分析与预测，以及能源市场、投资与金融。
• The Hydrocarbon Mitigation Technologies section covers carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, hydrogen production, delivery and infrastructure, clean fuels, hydrocarbon process optimization, and the environmental and societal safety of hydrocarbon extraction, transformation and use.烃类减排技术栏目涵盖碳捕获与封存、地热能、制氢、输氢与氢能基础设施、清洁燃料、烃类过程优化，以及烃类开采、转化与利用的环境与社会安全问题。

History

• The journal was established by Elsevier in 2015 as an online multidisciplinary fully open access title, with volume 1 appearing in November 2015 and a founding editorial by Pedro J. Mago of West Virginia University.本刊由爱思唯尔（Elsevier）于 2015 年创办，定位为多学科全开放获取在线期刊，第 1 卷于 2015 年 11 月出版，创刊社论由西弗吉尼亚大学（West Virginia University）的 Pedro J. Mago 撰写。^[1]
• It publishes on a continuous basis with no subscription charges, and authors pay an article publishing charge of USD 3,700, with a choice of CC BY, CC BY-NC or CC BY-NC-ND licences and automatic waivers for Research4Life-eligible countries.本刊实行连续出版且不收取订阅费，作者需支付 3700 美元的文章出版费，可在 CC BY、CC BY-NC 与 CC BY-NC-ND 许可中选择，Research4Life 合格国家的作者可自动获得费用减免。
• Four article types are accepted, namely research articles of 5,000 to 7,000 words, reviews of 7,000 to 9,000 words, replication studies of 2,000 to 4,000 words and short communications of 1,500 to 3,000 words, and two-part articles are not accepted.本刊接受四类稿件：5000 至 7000 词的研究论文、7000 至 9000 词的综述、2000 至 4000 词的重复验证研究以及 1500 至 3000 词的短通讯，不接受分部发表的文章。
• The journal's impact factor climbed from 5.1 in 2024 to 6.6 in 2025, its CiteScore reached 15.3, and it holds a Q2 position at rank 63 of 191 journals in the Journal Citation Reports category Energy and Fuels.本刊影响因子由 2024 年的 5.1 升至 2025 年的 6.6，CiteScore 达 15.3，在期刊引证报告能源与燃料类别中位居 Q2（第 63/191 名）。
• Its 2025 journal insights report a median of 14 days from submission to first decision, 56 days from submission to decision after review, 125 days from submission to acceptance and 9 days from acceptance to online publication.其 2025 年期刊数据显示，从投稿到首次决定的中位时间为 14 天，从投稿到外审后决定为 56 天，从投稿到录用为 125 天，从录用到在线发表为 9 天。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Annamaria Buonomano of the University of Naples Federico II in Naples, Italy.主编为意大利那不勒斯费德里科二世大学（University of Naples Federico II）的 Annamaria Buonomano。
• Seven section chief editors run the subject sections, namely Nelson Fumo of the University of Texas at Tyler for Renewable Energy, Yang Li of Northeast Electric Power University for Electric System, Power, and Controls, Yaodong Wang of Durham University for Energy Systems and Efficiency, Fabrizio Ascione of the University of Naples Federico II for Building's Energy and HVAC Systems, Heejin Cho of the University of Nevada Las Vegas for Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies, Natasa Markovska of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts for Environment, Energy Economics and Policies, and Rita Maria de Brito Alves of the University of São Paulo for Hydrocarbon Mitigation Technologies.七个学科栏目各设首席编辑：可再生能源为得克萨斯大学泰勒分校（University of Texas at Tyler）的 Nelson Fumo，电力系统、电力与控制为东北电力大学（Northeast Electric Power University）的 Yang Li，能源系统与效率为杜伦大学（Durham University）的 Yaodong Wang，建筑能源与暖通空调为那不勒斯费德里科二世大学的 Fabrizio Ascione，能源转换与存储技术为内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校（University of Nevada Las Vegas）的 Heejin Cho，环境、能源经济与政策为马其顿科学与艺术学院（Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts）的 Natasa Markovska，烃类减排技术为圣保罗大学（University of São Paulo）的 Rita Maria de Brito Alves。
• The board totals sixty editors and editorial board members from twenty countries and regions, led by Italy with thirteen, the United States with eleven, China with nine and the United Kingdom with eight, and the reported gender split is sixty-eight percent men and thirty-two percent women.编委会共有来自 20 个国家与地区的 60 位编辑与编委，其中意大利 13 人、美国 11 人、中国 9 人、英国 8 人，公布的性别比例为男性 68%、女性 32%。
• The structure also includes a special issue editor for electrical engineering and smart grids, about fifteen associate editors across the sections, three assistant editors based at the University of Naples Federico II, and an editorial board of about thirty-five members drawn from universities and national laboratories worldwide.编辑部还包括一位负责电气工程与智能电网的特刊编辑、约 15 位分管各栏目的副编辑、3 位均任职于那不勒斯费德里科二世大学的助理编辑，以及由全球高校与国家实验室学者组成的约 35 人编辑委员会。
• Peer review follows a single anonymized process with a minimum of two reviewers, no pre-submission enquiry is required, and manuscripts that fit another Elsevier journal better may be recommended for transfer through the Elsevier Article Transfer Service.同行评审采用单盲匿名方式，每篇稿件至少送 2 位审稿人，不要求投稿前咨询，若稿件更适合爱思唯尔旗下其他期刊，可能经文章转投服务（Article Transfer Service）建议转投。
• The journal runs themed special issues with guest editors, such as a recent collection on the role of hydropower in the energy transition, and its sections mirror the aims and scope structure used on the journal homepage.本刊不定期推出由客座编辑主持的特刊，如近期的水电在能源转型中的作用专辑，其栏目设置与官网公布的收录范围一一对应。