Sustainable Energy & Fuels
The journal for interdisciplinary research for the development of sustainable energy technologies.
Editor-in-Chief: Karen Wilson
Publishing model: Hybrid
Sustainable Energy & Fuels publishes high quality scientific research that will drive the development of sustainable energy technologies, with a particular emphasis on innovative concepts and approaches.
Scope
The journal is an essential resource for energy researchers and cuts across chemistry and its interfaces with materials science, physics and biology – covering evolving and emerging areas such as the following:
- Solar energy conversion including photovoltaics and artificial photosynthesis
- Energy storage including batteries, flow batteries and supercapacitors
- Catalysis for energy technologies, including the sustainable synthesis of fuels and chemicals, and molecular/bioinspired catalysis
- Electrocatalysis, photocatalysis and thermal catalysis
- Fuel cells
- Hydrogen production, storage and distribution
- Carbon dioxide utilisation, including fuels and chemicals from carbon dioxide
- Biorefining and Biofuels
- Capacitive desalination and desalination batteries
- Other sustainable energy conversion technologies including thermochemical, piezoelectric and thermoelectric materials and devices
Energy science and technologies that avoid the use of critical raw elements or detrimental environmental effects during preparation, manufacture and end-of-life are particularly encouraged.
Readership
The journal appeals to a broad international readership spanning many communities, including all academic and industrial scientists interested in the development of alternative sustainable energy technologies.
Journal Impact Factor
4.6 (2025)
First decision time (all)
7 days
First decision time (peer reviewed)
34 days
Indexing
eISSN: 2398-4902
Indexed in: Web of Science SCIE, Scopus
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- Communications
- Full papers
- Reviews (see panel)
- Perspectives (see panel)
- Comments
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Any open calls for papers for this journal are shown below. All submissions to our open calls will undergo an initial assessment by the journal editors and subsequent peer review as per the usual policies of RSC journals.
Sustainable aviation fuel production and assessment
Sustainable Energy & Fuels
Call for papers
Closing date: 30 September 2026
Prizes and recognition
Sustainable Energy & Fuels Outstanding Paper Award
Celebrating excellent research published in Sustainable Energy & Fuels and the authors behind the work.
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels outstanding reviewers
Recognising outstanding peer reviewers.
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