This page contains a list of open access journals in which energy research and energy modeling software can be published. The information here (including author fees and article lengths) refers to full-length articles on original research.
Only one journal, the Journal of Open Research Software, is dedicated to software and it covers all areas of science. Only two supports energy economics. The remainder are either oriented toward engineering topics or broad in scope.
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) maintains a directory of open access journals.
Overview
List of open access journals
| Journal
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License
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Fee
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Coverage
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| Energies
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CC BY
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€1500
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engineering oriented
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| Energy Reports
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CC BY
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€1400
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broad coverage
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| Energy Science & Engineering
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CC BY
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€1400
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engineering oriented
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| Energy, Sustainability and Society
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CC BY
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€900
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complex issues
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| Frontiers in Energy Research
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CC BY
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† €1800
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energy systems and policy
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| Int J of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management
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CC BY-NC-ND
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none
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energy system analysis
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| Journal of Open Research Software
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CC BY
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† €360
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software oriented
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- Only the least restrictive license is recorded. See elsewhere for alternative options and for details of the license version.
- The author fees are indicative. Consult the text here, the journal website, and/or an exchange rate calculator for better information. Discounts for authors from institutes who subscribe to the publisher may apply. Waiver policies for non-funded authors and for authors from developing countries may also apply. The † indicates that the author fee may be partially or fully waived for non-funded authors.
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Energies
- Overview
- Energies is an open access journal of related scientific research, technology development and policy and management studies. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, and communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.
- Website
- http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies
- Summary
- established
- engineering oriented
- publisher keywords: energy sources, energy saving, energy efficiency
- Length
- no restrictions
- LaTeX and MS Word templates available
- Based
- Switzerland
- ISSN
- 1996-1073
- DOAJ listing
- https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energies_(journal)
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Publication fee
- CHF1500 (€1500 in 2017, includes 5% exchange fee)
Energy Reports
- Overview
- Energy Reports is an online multidisciplinary open access journal which focuses on publishing new research in the area of energy with a rapid review and publication time. Energy Reports will be open to direct submissions and also to submissions from other Elsevier energy journals, whose editors have determined that Energy Reports would be a better fit.
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- Direct submissions to the journal can be on any aspect of energy research, either from a technical engineering viewpoint or from a social research aspect. All energy subject areas will be considered (for example, renewables, fossil, nuclear). Energy Reports operates a single blind peer review and generally allows for only one revision iteration.
- Website
- http://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy-reports/
- Summary
- first published in November 2015
- energy research including engineering and social aspects
- Length
- 4000 words (excluding references)
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Based
- United Kingdom
- ISSN
- 2352-4847
- DOAJ listing
- https://doaj.org/toc/2352-4847
- License
- CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND (author choice)
- Publication fee
- US$1500 (€1400 in 2016)
- waiver policy for developing countries
Energy Science & Engineering
- Overview
- Energy Science & Engineering is a peer reviewed, open access journal dedicated to fundamental and applied research on energy and supply and use. Published as a co-operative venture of Wiley and SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), the journal offers authors a fast route to publication and the ability to share their research with the widest possible audience. Topics include, but are not limited to the following areas:
- general energy: impact of production of electricity, heat and fuels, efficiency: built environment, industry and transport, systems, policy, legislation and planning, cycle analysis
- fossil fuels: carbon capture and storage (CCS), reduction of other pollutants (NOx, SOx, etc)
- energy storage: thermal energy storage, chemical energy storage
- nuclear energy: nuclear reprocessing and breeder reactors, subcritical reactors, waste reduction/management, safety
- renewable energy: solar energy and photovoltaics, hydrogen, batteries and fuel cells, wind energy, marine energy and hydropower, geothermal energy, other renewables
- power engineering: electric power systems, electric power electronics, cogeneration and combined heat and power, distributed power generation, microgeneration, power distribution and grid modernisation, power management and modelling
- Website
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2050-0505
- Summary
- first published in April 2013
- engineering oriented
- Length
- no restriction
- preferred formats are MS Word and RTF, limited support for LaTeX
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Based
- United Kingdom
- ISSN
- 2050-0505
- DOAJ listing
- https://doaj.org/toc/2050-0505
- License
- CC BY 3.0
- Publication fee
- €1400
Energy, Sustainability and Society
- Overview
- This international peer‐reviewed open access journal offers a forum for discourse on systemic challenges at the intersection of energy, sustainability and society for natural scientists, engineers, social and political scientists and industry experts. It is the particular aim of this journal to publish inter‐ and cross‐disciplinary papers that provide a substantial contribution to the holistic innovation of sustainable energy systems.
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- The scope of the journal encompasses the whole innovation process, ranging from scientific research to both innovative approaches for technology implementation and the analysis of economic, social and environmental impacts of sustainable energy systems. Papers that integrate at least two dimensions of the energy, sustainability and society nexus and contribute to new holistic system solutions for the development of novel future energy are welcomed. The journal strives to publish early scientific opinions on issues, which are just emerging and require crosscutting and creative thinking.
- Website
- http://energsustainsoc.springeropen.com/
- Summary
- publication opened up in 2011
- interdisciplinary focus on complex issues concerning science, environment, technology, and society
- Length
- no restriction
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Based
- Germany
- ISSN
- 2192-0567
- DOAJ listing
- https://doaj.org/toc/2192-0567
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Notes
- SpringerOpen Copyright and License Agreement applies
- Publication fee
- €930
Frontiers in Energy Research
- Overview
- This section of the open access journal FRONTIERS welcomes the submission of studies that examine the characteristics of new energy sources in a systemic way, such as the energy yield, the economic return, the pollution effects, and the sustainability of the system in terms of the natural resources that must be engaged.
- Website
- http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/energy-research
- http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/energy-research/section/energy-systems-and-policy
- Summary
- energy systems and policy (one of twelve sections)
- Length
- 12 000 words
- MS Word and LaTeX templates available
- Based
- Switzerland
- ISSN
- 2296-598X
- DOAJ listing
- https://doaj.org/toc/2296-598X
- License
- CC BY (version not specified)
- Publication fee
- US$1900 (€1800 in 2016) (full paper)
- fee may be partially or fully waived for non-funded authors
International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management
- Overview
- The journal is an international interdisciplinary journal in sustainable energy planning and management combining engineering and social science within energy system analysis, feasibility studies and public regulation. The journal especially welcomes papers within the following three focus areas:
- energy system analysis including theories, methodologies, data handling and software tools as well as specific models and analyses at local, regional, country and/or global level
- economics, socio-economics and feasibility studies including theories and methodologies of institutional economics as well as specific feasibility studies and analyses
- public regulation and management including theories and methodologies as well as specific analyses and proposals in the light of the implementation and transition into sustainable energy systems
- The journal is sponsor-financed with open access for both readers and authors.
- Website
- https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/sepm
- Summary
- sustainable energy system analysis combining engineering and social science
- Length
- 5000–8000 words (in total, including references)
- Publisher
- Aalborg University Press
- Based
- Denmark
- ISSN
- 2246-2929
- DOAJ listing
- https://doaj.org/toc/2246-2929
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (although the license notice is absent in downloaded PDFs)
- Publication fee
- none (see above)
Journal of Open Research Software
- Overview
- The open access Journal of Open Research Software (JORS) is dedicated to publishing open source research software. It is therefore a useful outlet in which to publish software source code, and then be able to cite the software from other articles.
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- The journal features peer reviewed software metapapers describing research software with high reuse potential. We are working with a number of specialist and institutional repositories to ensure that the associated software is professionally archived, preserved, and is openly available. Equally importantly, the software and the papers will be citable, and reuse will be tracked.
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- JORS also publishes full-length research papers that cover different aspects of creating, maintaining and evaluating open source research software. The aim of the section is to promote the dissemination of best practice and experience related to the development and maintenance of reusable, sustainable research software. Papers are limited to 4000 words and few references.
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- JORS believes that only the CC BY license meets the requirements for true open access for books and journals, and strongly prefers CC0 for open research data.
- Website
- http://openresearchsoftware.metajnl.com/
- Summary
- principally for short peer reviews of software and associated code, research papers are not common
- reviewers will download, test, and assess the associated code
- Length
- software reviews are short
- research papers are limited to 4000 words
- Based
- United Kingdom
- ISSN
- 2049-9647
- DOAJ listing
- https://doaj.org/toc/2049-9647
- License
- CC BY 4.0 (text)
- CC0 (public domain, strongly preferred for data)
- Publication fee
- £100 (€120 in 2016) for software reviews
- £300 (€360 in 2016) for research papers
- fee may be partially or fully waived for non-funded authors
