EJSIR Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Examines renewable technologies, low-carbon energy systems, storage, grid integration and sustainability assessment. Contributions should clarify the system context and account for relevant technical, economic or environmental trade-offs using evidence appropriate to the claims.
Journal focus
Research topics and contribution standards
These subject areas and editorial expectations help authors judge fit and show readers how each contribution is supported.
Research and evidence
A suitable contribution makes its research question and methods clear, then supports its conclusions with evidence appropriate to the work.
Research with a clear disciplinary contribution
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.
Read the journal overview →Choose the section that fits the work
Section scopes describe the topics covered and the contribution expected from submissions.
Solar Energy
This section covers solar energy within renewable and sustainable energy. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Wind Energy
This section covers wind energy within renewable and sustainable energy. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
This section covers hydrogen & fuel cells within renewable and sustainable energy. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Bioenergy
This section covers bioenergy within renewable and sustainable energy. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Energy Storage
This section covers energy storage within renewable and sustainable energy. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Renewable Integration
This section covers renewable integration within renewable and sustainable energy. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Forms of scholarly contribution
The journal considers the following types when the manuscript is appropriate to the section and meets the relevant methodological, reporting and ethics requirements.
Presents a distinct scholarly question and original findings, with methods, analysis and evidence reported in enough detail for critical assessment.
Synthesizes relevant scholarship to clarify the state of knowledge, compare interpretations and identify well-supported questions for further study.
Uses a clearly defined question and reproducible search, selection and synthesis methods, with the evidence base and limitations reported transparently.
Reports a focused result, observation or method whose concise presentation is useful to the field and supported by appropriate evidence.
Describes a practical method, instrument, workflow or technical refinement, explaining its operation, context and performance or validation.
Develops a reasoned scholarly interpretation of an important topic, distinguishing evidence from opinion and acknowledging relevant uncertainty.
Introduces a research dataset, software or other scholarly resource, documenting its provenance, structure, access conditions and quality checks.