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A policy-orientated journal which advances and improves the quality and implications of energy policies to facilitate sustainable energy development and enable low carbon development on a global scale

Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy is a multidisciplinary journal that delves into the various aspects of sustainable energy policy. Guided by Field Chief Editor Boqiang Lin from Xiamen University, Frontiers in Su...

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Chuanwang Sun

School of Economics, Xiamen University

China

Specialty Chief Editor

Energy Policy: Innovation and Transition Impact

Konstantinos Chalvatzis

University of Exeter

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Economics and Business of Energy Policy

Sanya Carley

University of Pennsylvania

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Energy Policy and Society

Anna Ebers Broughel

Johns Hopkins University

United States

Associate Editor

Energy Policy and Society

Caterina Brandoni

Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Ulster University

United Kingdom

Associate Editor

Energy Policy and Society

Dimitrios Zafirakis

University of West Attica

Greece

Associate Editor

Economics and Business of Energy Policy

Dr. Bamidele Victor Ayodele

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology Petronas

Malaysia

Associate Editor

Energy Policy and Environmental Impact

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About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy is a multidisciplinary journal that delves into the various aspects of sustainable energy policy. Guided by Field Chief Editor Boqiang Lin from Xiamen University, Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy encourages research contributions in the diverse domains of sustainable energy policy, aiming to bridge the gap between energy economics, environmental concerns, social development, and low carbon transition. Topics encompass, but are not limited to: environmental and climate policies fostering clean energy development fiscal and tax subsidy policies to encourage sustainable energy investment other sustainable energy policy actions with broader implications policies promoting sustainable energy production and use regulatory and tax policies for sustainable energy sustainable energy market policy and energy commodity price analysis sustainable energy trade, development, and monetary policy technology policy to enhance energy efficiency The journal is dedicated to supporting and advancing the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. By focusing on research addressing policy issues related to sustainable energy development, Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy aligns with the objective of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all individuals. The emphasis on environmental and climate policies, regulatory and tax policies, and technology policy to improve energy efficiency further bolsters the progress of SDG 7. Furthermore, the journal's focus on sustainable energy market policy, fiscal and tax subsidy policies, sustainable energy consumption incentive policies, and sustainable energy trade and development may contribute to the achievement of other SDGs, including SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG 13: Climate Action. Studies that only focus on methodological developments and technological frontiers without clear policy priorities are not suitable for publication in this journal. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising of computational studies of public data include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy is devoted to advancing developments in the field of sustainable energy policy by providing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public, enabling future scientific breakthroughs.

Aims

Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy is a multidisciplinary journal that delves into the various aspects of sustainable energy policy.

Guided by Field Chief Editor Boqiang Lin from Xiamen University, Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy encourages research contributions in the diverse domains of sustainable energy policy, aiming to bridge the gap between energy economics, environmental concerns, social development, and low carbon transition. Topics encompass, but are not limited to:

environmental and climate policies fostering clean energy development

fiscal and tax subsidy policies to encourage sustainable energy investment

other sustainable energy policy actions with broader implications

policies promoting sustainable energy production and use

regulatory and tax policies for sustainable energy

sustainable energy market policy and energy commodity price analysis

sustainable energy trade, development, and monetary policy

technology policy to enhance energy efficiency

The journal is dedicated to supporting and advancing the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. By focusing on research addressing policy issues related to sustainable energy development, Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy aligns with the objective of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all individuals. The emphasis on environmental and climate policies, regulatory and tax policies, and technology policy to improve energy efficiency further bolsters the progress of SDG 7. Furthermore, the journal's focus on sustainable energy market policy, fiscal and tax subsidy policies, sustainable energy consumption incentive policies, and sustainable energy trade and development may contribute to the achievement of other SDGs, including SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG 13: Climate Action.

Studies that only focus on methodological developments and technological frontiers without clear policy priorities are not suitable for publication in this journal.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising of computational studies of public data include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy is devoted to advancing developments in the field of sustainable energy policy by providing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public, enabling future scientific breakthroughs.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-energy-policy/about

ISSN
2813-4982
Editor-in-Chief
Boqiang Lin (Xiamen University, Xiamen, China) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Economics and Business of Energy Policy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-energy-policy/sections/economics-and-business-of-energy-policy

  • Energy Policy and Environmental Impact

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-energy-policy/sections/energy-policy-and-environmental-impact

  • Energy Policy and Society

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-energy-policy/sections/energy-policy-and-society

  • Energy Policy: Innovation and Transition Impact

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-energy-policy/sections/energy-policy-innovation-and-transition-impact

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

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Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

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  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

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Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-energy-policy/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-energy-policy/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Articles
50
Total views
240,000
Downloads
79,700
Citations
443

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Citations
443
Acceptance rate
33
Time to decision
35
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-23.