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Journals in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

183 established journals that publish mainly in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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183 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. 103 of them are fully open access, and at least 12 of those charge authors nothing (diamond open access). Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 2 140 USD. Highest recent citation rates: Electrochemical Energy Reviews, eScience, Nature Energy.

183 journals

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Applied Catalysis B: EnvironmentalElsevier BV40 %1 15116.55397Subscription; open access option 5 950 USD
Solar EnergyElsevier BV39 %8638.26289Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Journal of Materials Chemistry ARoyal Society of Chemistry29 %2 7898.69361Subscription
Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsElsevier BV27 %1 04118.84554Subscription; open access option 5 220 USD
Chemical Engineering JournalElsevier BV23 %8 62411.37391Subscription; open access option 4 830 USD
Energy PolicyElsevier BV36 %4958.37357Subscription; open access option 3 940 USD
Sustainable Energy & FuelsRoyal Society of Chemistry38 %5475.60110Subscription
Energy & Environmental ScienceRoyal Society of Chemistry24 %61032.01523Subscription
EES CatalysisRoyal Society of Chemistry50 %727.9641Open access, fee unknown
Renewable EnergyElsevier BV25 %2 00510.54319Subscription; open access option 4 460 USD
ACS CatalysisAmerican Chemical Society23 %1 59014.85378Subscription; open access option 4 500 USD
International Journal of Hydrogen EnergyElsevier BV22 %4 35310.23340Subscription; open access option 3 730 USD
Advanced Sustainable SystemsWiley39 %3065.3278Subscription; open access option 4 430 USD
Journal of Energy ChemistryElsevier BV24 %71316.91171Subscription; open access option 3 750 USD
Materials Today SustainabilityElsevier BV34 %2469.01622 530 USD
Nature CatalysisNature Portfolio27 %18327.99231Subscription; open access option 12 690 USD
Nature EnergyNature Portfolio25 %23632.71339Subscription; open access option 12 690 USD
Carbon EnergyWiley30 %16418.061043 200 USD
Renewable energy focusElsevier BV37 %8911.8360Subscription; open access option 1 790 USD
CatalystsMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute28 %1 3785.501442 654 USD
SmallWiley21 %3 5999.11350Subscription; open access option 5 790 USD
ChemSusChemWiley30 %7515.87240Subscription; open access option 4 550 USD
Surfaces and InterfacesElsevier BV31 %1 4094.01101Subscription; open access option 2 670 USD
Applied Surface ScienceElsevier BV24 %3 0766.57277Subscription; open access option 3 930 USD
Algal ResearchElsevier BV33 %4644.93140Subscription; open access option 4 190 USD
Nano ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media26 %1 0287.471975 290 USD
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)Elsevier BV26 %23515.85141Subscription; open access option 3 000 USD
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & EngineeringAmerican Chemical Society23 %1 8187.83232Subscription; open access option 4 500 USD
ACS Applied Nano MaterialsAmerican Chemical Society23 %2 1216.89125Subscription; open access option 4 500 USD
GeothermicsElsevier BV36 %2424.78124Subscription; open access option 3 220 USD
ACS Applied Energy MaterialsAmerican Chemical Society25 %1 4745.92127Subscription; open access option 4 500 USD
Chem CatalysisElsevier BV34 %2425.4971Subscription; open access option 9 170 USD
RSC AdvancesRoyal Society of Chemistry20 %3 6447.512851 042 USD
Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable developmentElsevier BV34 %1896.14112Subscription; open access option 2 750 USD
Energy Strategy ReviewsElsevier BV25 %25113.151104 180 USD
Inorganic Chemistry FrontiersRoyal Society of Chemistry25 %7346.41121Subscription
ChemElectroChemWiley28 %4646.011172 750 USD
EcoEnergydiamond OAWiley43 %279.7934None (diamond OA)
International Journal of PhotoenergyHindawi Publishing Corporation45 %703.44872 160 USD
Science China MaterialsSpringer Science+Business Media25 %4207.2892Subscription; open access option 4 790 USD
Green Energy & Environmentdiamond OAKeAi28 %1339.2195None (diamond OA)
Energy AdvancesRoyal Society of Chemistry28 %1548.2943Open access, fee unknown
Advanced Powder MaterialsElsevier BV29 %4819.6859840 USD
Nano Materials Sciencediamond OAElsevier BV31 %779.1864None (diamond OA)
Advanced Energy and Sustainability ResearchWiley27 %2026.74593 910 USD
Materials Today EnergyElsevier BV26 %3055.9096Subscription; open access option 4 220 USD
ElectrocatalysisSpringer Science+Business Media43 %733.0457Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
Electrochimica ActaElsevier BV20 %1 7885.16329Subscription; open access option 3 790 USD
Geothermal EnergySpringer Science+Business Media39 %455.33492 090 USD
Materials Reports Energydiamond OAElsevier BV38 %446.1837None (diamond OA)
SusMatWiley26 %7017.90703 000 USD
Energy & EnvironmentSAGE Publishing28 %1666.2873Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical EngineersElsevier BV21 %4987.96140Subscription; open access option 2 650 USD
Materials Today ChemistryElsevier BV24 %5775.0595Subscription; open access option 3 500 USD
Materials Today CatalysisElsevier BV44 %235.98203 080 USD
Frontiers in EnergyHigher Education Press29 %6210.3753Subscription; open access option 2 290 USD
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A ChemistryElsevier BV24 %6774.06196Subscription; open access option 3 470 USD
International Journal of Energy Sector ManagementEmerald Publishing Limited33 %795.5251Subscription
eSciencediamond OAElsevier BV22 %6833.79107None (diamond OA)
EnergyChemElsevier BV32 %2219.6670Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Energy EfficiencySpringer Science+Business Media34 %953.9475Subscription; open access option 2 390 USD
Current Opinion in ElectrochemistryElsevier BV26 %1905.62101Subscription; open access option 3 630 USD
Global ChallengesWiley31 %1104.45633 810 USD
Journal of CO2 UtilizationElsevier BV21 %3248.531343 360 USD
Artificial photosynthesis.diamond OAAmerican Chemical Society63 %94.7211None (diamond OA)
Nano Research EnergyTsinghua University Press28 %4313.2460Open access, fee unknown
Clean Energydiamond OAOxford University Press27 %977.5643None (diamond OA)
Catalysis Science & TechnologyRoyal Society of Chemistry22 %7414.10173Subscription
International Journal of Sustainable EnergyTaylor & Francis31 %636.0058Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Electroanalytical ChemistryElsevier BV21 %8014.43204Subscription; open access option 3 230 USD
Solar Energy AdvancesElsevier BV39 %255.93222 750 USD
Carbon Neutralizationdiamond OAWiley24 %6514.0049None (diamond OA)
Electrochemical Energy ReviewsSpringer Science+Business Media22 %3547.14113Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
Materials Science for Energy TechnologiesElsevier BV28 %4211.0266840 USD
Applied Surface Science AdvancesElsevier BV24 %1645.94632 350 USD
SolarPublisher unknown35 %336.04241 207 USD
ACS Materials AuAmerican Chemical Society26 %767.91423 500 USD
Small StructuresWiley23 %2695.05844 110 USD
ACS Applied Engineering MaterialsAmerican Chemical Society26 %2123.5428Subscription; open access option 4 500 USD
International Journal of Energy Economics and PolicyEconJournals25 %4132.8962590 USD
Industrial Chemistry and MaterialsRoyal Society of Chemistry30 %427.2338Open access, fee unknown
Solar Energy and Sustainable DevelopmentCenter for Solar Energy Research and Studies33 %405.0818Open access, fee unknown
Sustainable materials and technologiesElsevier BV20 %3186.1388Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
Acta Physico-Chimica SinicaPeking University Press20 %11112.6863Subscription; open access option 4 500 USD
Transactions of Tianjin UniversitySpringer Science+Business Media29 %368.5843Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Energy NexusElsevier BV23 %1206.26582 200 USD
Solar CompassElsevier BV34 %285.7022500 USD
ChemNanoMatWiley27 %2302.4165Subscription; open access option 4 020 USD
FlatChemElsevier BV22 %1246.2957Subscription; open access option 3 140 USD
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and EnvironmentWiley26 %407.7370Subscription; open access option 3 950 USD
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable EnergySpringer Science+Business Media28 %318.15462 190 USD
Journal of Solar Energy EngineeringASM International32 %722.76117Subscription
Cleaner Energy SystemsElsevier BV27 %446.42291 270 USD
Journal of Science Advanced Materials and DevicesElsevier BV23 %1274.45671 300 USD
Electrondiamond OAWiley29 %238.9625None (diamond OA)
The Electricity JournalElsevier BV28 %753.4080Subscription; open access option 2 600 USD
Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and BiostructuresPublisher unknown25 %1483.3022323 USD
Emergent MaterialsSpringer Science+Business Media20 %2274.4057Subscription; open access option 2 890 USD
Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and PolicyTaylor & Francis35 %592.1465Subscription
ChemPhysMaterdiamond OAElsevier BV28 %346.5624None (diamond OA)
The Energy JournalSAGE Publishing31 %712.38139Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Chemical SynthesisPublisher unknown25 %475.5325Subscription
Materials Today NanoElsevier BV21 %1284.3966Subscription; open access option 4 140 USD
Energy ReviewsElsevier BV23 %1919.64372 500 USD
RSC Applied InterfacesRoyal Society of Chemistry25 %674.1118Open access, fee unknown
Next MaterialsElsevier BV21 %3132.57321 280 USD
Energy Sustainability and SocietySpringer Nature21 %576.77652 190 USD
Sustainable Energy ResearchPublisher unknown23 %289.61231 590 USD
DeCarbonElsevier BV26 %1511.68262 200 USD
Electrochemical Science AdvancesWiley26 %702.87322 420 USD
Discover EnergySpringer Nature30 %223.77161 590 USD
Next EnergyElsevier BV20 %983.84311 280 USD
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry ReviewsElsevier BV24 %247.47128Subscription; open access option 4 530 USD
Carbon FutureTsinghua University Press32 %134.9911Open access, fee unknown
ES Energy & EnvironmentsPublisher unknown25 %453.3333Subscription
cMatdiamond OAPublisher unknown28 %147.7217None (diamond OA)
PhotochemPublisher unknown26 %403.16231 207 USD
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryUnited States Department of Energy21 %544.2635Subscription
NANOWorld Scientific25 %1761.3643Subscription
Applied Catalysis O OpenElsevier BV26 %323.21122 140 USD
MRS Energy & SustainabilitySpringer Nature21 %296.2740Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
Chemistry of Inorganic MaterialsElsevier BV24 %274.27161 280 USD
Environmental Functional MaterialsElsevier BV27 %193.97201 000 USD
Clean Energy Science and TechnologyUniverse Scientific Publishing34 %311.4110Open access, fee unknown
Energy EngineeringTaylor & Francis21 %1841.7524Open access, fee unknown
Future EnergyPublisher unknown30 %202.6726Open access, fee unknown
Journal of PhotocatalysisPublisher unknown66 %71.005Subscription
International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and ManagementAalborg University Press28 %252.0828Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Materials Science Materials in EngineeringPublisher unknown21 %432.93161 590 USD
Discover Electrochemistry.diamond OAAcademy of Medicine, Singapore24 %174.5714None (diamond OA)
Journal of Energy in Southern AfricaUniversity of Cape Town38 %121.7237271 USD
Renewable Energy and Environmental SustainabilityEDP Sciences24 %223.3123226 USD
Frontiers of Materials ScienceHigher Education Press21 %442.5347Subscription; open access option 2 490 USD
Advanced Sensor and Energy MaterialsElsevier BV22 %213.84201 600 USD
Journal of Renewable EnergiesRenewable Energy Development Center23 %1521.0623Open access, fee unknown
Oxford Open EnergyOxford University Press24 %144.04142 249 USD
NTU Journal of Renewable EnergyNorthern Technical University33 %171.409Open access, fee unknown
Strategic Planning for Energy and the EnvironmentTaylor & Francis36 %370.7020Subscription
SolarPACES Conference ProceedingsTIB Open Publishing36 %780.515Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Asian Energy StudiesPublisher unknown28 %93.4210Open access, fee unknown
Energy LabPublisher unknown33 %111.789Open access, fee unknown
Biophysical Economics and SustainabilitySpringer Science+Business Media24 %95.6015Subscription; open access option 3 990 USD
Renewable Energy and Sustainable DevelopmentAcademy Publishing Center32 %141.3711Open access, fee unknown
ECS AdvancesElectrochemical Society20 %322.19131 500 USD
Advanced Energy Conversion MaterialsPublisher unknown26 %132.158Open access, fee unknown
Frontiers in CatalysisFrontiers Media24 %152.52182 353 USD
Journal of Solar Energy Research UpdatesPublisher unknown36 %111.217Open access, fee unknown
Communications in Science and TechnologyKomunitas Ilmuwan dan Profesional Muslim Indonesia23 %361.3515Open access, fee unknown
Environmental Surfaces and InterfacesElsevier BV24 %93.419Subscription
Sustainable Chemistry for Energy MaterialsElsevier BV27 %63.5781 850 USD

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.