Presents a distinct scholarly question and original findings, with methods, analysis and evidence reported in enough detail for critical assessment.
Aims & Scope
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 aim and scope
The journal aims to publish research that advances energy generation, conversion, storage, delivery and sustainable use. It welcomes technology development and system analysis, as well as evidence-based assessments of environmental, economic and societal implications when the methods and boundaries are clearly explained. The central contribution should fit at least one of the journal’s academic sections and be meaningful to readers in renewable and sustainable energy.
Appropriate work may include laboratory and field tests, energy-system modelling, grid analysis, technology assessment, life-cycle methods, techno-economic analysis or policy evaluation. Authors should report operating conditions, data sources, time horizons and uncertainty, and avoid generalizing beyond the studied system. Authors should define the research question, connect the approach to the question, describe sources or materials and analytical choices, and provide enough information for critical assessment. Interdisciplinary work is welcome when its relevance to the journal is clear and the methods used for each component are explained.
Interpretations and claims should follow from the reported evidence. Authors should identify uncertainty, limitations and alternative explanations where relevant, and distinguish demonstrated results from implications or future work. Studies involving people, animals, sensitive data or protected material should describe applicable ethics, consent, privacy and permissions.
Technology descriptions without performance evidence, system comparisons with undisclosed boundaries, and sustainability claims unsupported by appropriate lifecycle or contextual analysis fall outside scope. Manuscripts outside the listed sections or lacking an assessable scholarly contribution may be declined at editorial screening. The section descriptions below provide more detailed guidance on topic fit.
Academic sections
The scope is organized into named sections so authors can identify the closest disciplinary route. Review each section description before selecting a journal.
Solar EnergyWind EnergyHydrogen & Fuel CellsBioenergyEnergy StorageRenewable IntegrationLow-Carbon Energy SystemsEnergy Policy & ModellingGeothermal & Ocean EnergySustainable Energy Materials
Article types
Article type does not by itself determine suitability. The manuscript must fit the journal’s subject scope and meet the relevant standards for evidence, reporting, ethics and transparency.
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.