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Status
Active
Coverage
2017–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
50.4
SJR · SCImago
12.922
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
252
Best quartile
Q1 · 99th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (all) | 1 / 79 | 99th | Q1 |
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Joule
Joule is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 50.4), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Cell Press.
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ISSN 2542-4351Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Cell Press
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
50.4
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$9,350 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Joule indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2017–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 50.4.
What quartile is Joule in Scopus?
Joule is Q1 in Energy (all) (rank 1 of 79), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Joule?
Joule is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 50.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 99th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 12.922, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 252.
How much does it cost to publish in Joule?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$9,350 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Joule and what is its ISSN?
Joule is published by Cell Press. Its ISSN is 2542-4351.
Is Joule covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Joule in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Joule open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Joule? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Joule has an h-index of 290 and a 2-year mean of 27.83 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 50.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #1 of 73 Scopus journals in Energy (all).
290
h-index
27.83
2-yr mean citations
1,726
i10-index
2,315
works indexed
299,115
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$9,350
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#1 of 73 Top 2% Energy (all)
Joule published 239 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 273. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Joule? — latest 94 articles, 2026
In its latest 94 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (40.3%), United States (16.2%) and South Korea (6.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Joule? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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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