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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2011–2025
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
SJR · SCImago
1.010
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
48
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Frontiers in Energy
Frontiers in Energy is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Higher Education Press Limited Company.
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ISSN 2095-1698Verify ISSN ↗2095-1701Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Higher Education Press Limited Company
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$2,290 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Frontiers in Energy indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2011–2025).
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Energy?
Frontiers in Energy has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.010, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 48.
How much does it cost to publish in Frontiers in Energy?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,290 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Frontiers in Energy and what is its ISSN?
Frontiers in Energy is published by Higher Education Press Limited Company. Its print ISSN is 2095-1698 and its online ISSN is 2095-1701.
Is Frontiers in Energy in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Frontiers in Energy open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Frontiers in Energy for 15 years, between 2011 and 2025. Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 893 works and 15,957 citations for the title. OpenAlex records recent papers, the latest in 2025, although Scopus lists the title as inactive. Check the journal's website and Scopus before submitting.
How well cited is Frontiers in Energy? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Frontiers in Energy has an h-index of 53 and a 2-year mean of 10.04 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
53
h-index
10.04
2-yr mean citations
500
i10-index
893
works indexed
15,957
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,290
Frontiers in Energy published 69 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 78. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Frontiers in Energy? — latest 98 articles, 2024–2025
In its latest 98 research articles (2024–2025), authors are most often from China (76.6%), Germany (2.8%) and United Kingdom (2.6%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Frontiers in Energy? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2025. 2 retracted papers are recorded (2.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2025
- Retracted papers 2 · 2.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration76.6% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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