COVID-19 and impact on peer review
As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
Featured Article: Conceptual framework for increasing legitimacy and trust of sustainability governance
Using bioenergy as an example, this long and thorough paper provides terminology and a comprehensive conceptual framework for understanding and working with legitimacy crises of sustainability governance. It sees governance as a tool for finding agreement on what is acceptable and examines the literature on “good governance” to give advice on how to design governance systems that increase the chance of achieving legitimacy and their sustainability goals. It finds that an adaptive governance approach is useful due to the complexity of the issues involved. Finally, a model is provided which shows how different scientific disciplines may need to work together to identify the causes of the legitimacy crises and find solutions to them.
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Good living of communities and sustainability of the hydropower business: mapping an operational framework for benefit sharing
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Energy planning for an eco-city based on a distributed energy network
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Central versus wellhead power plants in geothermal grid electricity generation
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Conceptual framework for increasing legitimacy and trust of sustainability governance
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Energy and sustainable development in Nigeria: the way forward
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Renewable energy for sustainable development in India: current status, future prospects, challenges, employment, and investment opportunities
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Grassroots action for renewable energy: how did Ontario succeed in the implementation of a feed-in tariff system?
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Design, fabrication and performance evaluation of solar dryer for banana
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Methanation of CO2 - storage of renewable energy in a gas distribution system
2019
Smart energy systems in cities and regions
Edited by: Goran Krajačić
Energy landscapes of today and tomorrow
Edited by: Daniela Thrän, Grit Ludwig, Dagmar Fiedler
Current status and future challenges in research, development and implementation of sustainable energy systems
Edited by: Dagmar Fiedler, Daniela Thrän
Governing sustainability of bioenergy, biomaterial and bioproduct supply chains from forest and agricultural landscapes
Edited by: Inge Stupak, Tat Smith, Nicholas Clarke
2017
Sustainable use of aquatic macrophytes for the production of bioenergy
Edited by: Lucie Moeller, Andreas Zehnsdorf
Biofuels and (Ir)responsible Innovation
Edited by: H.A. Romijn, A.J.K. Pols, E. de Hoop
Smart and Green Transition in Cities and Regions
Edited by: Michael Narodoslawsky, Martin Fellendorf
The bioresource challenge – A broader view on sustainable bioenergy systems coupled with substantial applications
Edited by: Ina Körner, Michael Narodoslawsky
2015
The broader view – systems analysis for sustainable bioenergy
Edited by: Katja Bunzel, Daniela Thrän
Sustainable Energy – A Systems Approach
Edited by: Michael Narodoslawsky, Dagmar Fiedler
Cape Forum on Green and Smart Transitions in Cities and Regions: Technical and Governance Challenges
Edited by: Dagmar Fiedler, Thomas Hoppe, Johan Hurink, Maarten Arentsen
Andreas Zehnsdorf @ 50: A tribute
Edited by: Dagmar Fiedler, Lucie Moeller
2014
Young Researchers Forum about Sustainable Development
Edited by: Martin Dolinský, Michael Narodoslawsky
Transition to Renewable Energy Systems
Edited by: Detlef Stolten, Viktor Scherer
The Transition of Energy Systems towards Sustainability: Challenges and Lessons Learnt from the German 'Energiewende'
Edited by: Erik Gawel, Armin Grunwald, Daniela Thrän
Relevant socio-economic aspects for the diffusion of renewable energy technologies
Edited by: Martina Schaefer
Governing the Climate Challenge and Energy Transition in Cities
Edited by: Thomas Hoppe, Ellen van Bueren
2013
Microbiology of Sustainable Biogas Production
Edited by: Sabine Kleinsteuber
2012
Wolfgang Babel @ 75: A tribute
Edited by: Dagmar Fiedler
Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply
Edited by: Martina Schaefer
Being a woman in engineering - an interview with Daniela Thrän
In this interview, Energy, Sustainability and Society's Editor-in-Chief Daniela Thrän shares why she chose her career path, provides insights into her daily life as an engineer, scientist and mother, offers some advice for young women interested in engineering and more on the SpringerOpen Blog.
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Ongoing article collections
The Governance of Sustainable Energy Transitions in the Global South
Edited by: Philipp Späth
Energy Technologies for the Environment and Sustainable Development
Edited by: Guo Yun
Smart energy systems in cities and regions
Edited by: Goran Krajačić
Energy landscapes of today and tomorrow
Edited by: Daniela Thrän, Grit Ludwig, Dagmar Fiedler
Current status and future challenges in research, development and implementation of sustainable energy systems
Edited by: Dagmar Fiedler, Daniela Thrän
Governing sustainability of bioenergy, biomaterial and bioproduct supply chains from forest and agricultural landscapes
Edited by: Inge Stupak, Tat Smith, Nicholas Clarke
Sustainable use of aquatic macrophytes for the production of bioenergy
Edited by: Lucie Moeller, Andreas Zehnsdorf
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We are pleased to share updated metrics for Energy, Sustainability and Society: Impact Factor 1.961 (2020), SNIP 0.851, SJR 0.658, 105 Altmetric mentions (more details in in Annual Journal Metrics Panel on the journal homepage). We are proud of this result and would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this exciting result. We greatly appreciate your support and look forward to continuing this successful cooperation in the coming years.
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This international peer‐reviewed open access journal offers a forum for discourse on systemic challenges at the intersection of energy, sustainability and society for natural scientists, engineers, social and political scientists and industry experts. It is the particular aim of this journal to publish inter‐ and cross‐disciplinary papers that provide a substantial contribution to the holistic innovation of sustainable energy systems.
The scope of the journal encompasses the whole innovation process, ranging from scientific research to both innovative approaches for technology implementation and the analysis of economic, social and environmental impacts of sustainable energy systems. We particularly welcome papers that integrate at least two dimensions of the energy, sustainability and society nexus and contribute to new holistic system solutions for the development of novel future energy. The journal strives to publish early scientific opinions on issues, which are just emerging and require crosscutting and creative thinking.
Energy, Sustainability and Society publishes independently peer-reviewed original research papers, review papers, forum articles, book reviews, and short communications. We partner with scientists from the Helmholtz Association and the European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance (eseia) as the topics of the journal reflect their research field and focus.
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Energy is one of the most important resources for the sustainable development of mankind. We all are responsible for the economical usage of the available and for the search for novel energy sources which have to be environmentally friendly and economically feasible. In light of the tragic events at Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant Fukushima, there has never been a better time for launching a new multidisciplinary, international BMC journal, that particularly welcomes articles from the field of novel energies. We are particularly interested in research that addresses complex issues with innovation potential at the interface of science, environment, technology and society. We are also looking for articles that concentrate on technological breakthroughs and major innovations in the emerging field of energy, work that looks into the integration of environmental and social needs with future economics, and research dealing with environmentally friendly energies rather than focusing solely on renewable energies.
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Speed
97 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
72 days to first decision for all manuscripts
320 days from submission to acceptance
28 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
1.961 - 2-year Impact factor
0.851 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.658 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
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On the blog
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Leading for energy change within an illiberal democracy
10 October 2018
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Being a woman in engineering
23 May 2018
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