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Journals in Energy policy business and economics

Designed for policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers, this portfolio examines energy markets, policy frameworks, and economic impacts of energy development. Featuring empirical studies, market analyses, and strategic insights, it supports effective decision-making for sustainable energy transitions and economic growth, addressing issues like energy security, regulation, and investment in clean energy technologies.

  • Utilities Policy

    • ISSN: 0957-1787
    Network Systems, Critical Infrastructure, Essential ServicesUtilities Policy is a leading peer-reviewed resource for academic researchers and practitioners in the utilities policy community. The journal bridges theory and practice by disseminating original applied research that is rigorous, contemporary, and policy-relevant. The journal publishes full-length articles, insightful perspective pieces, and thematic special issues. The journal's primary objective is to advance knowledge by publishing policy-relevant papers in the public utility field, supported by a thorough and timely peer-review and publication process.Utilities Policy is international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral. Articles address trends and issues within and across the utility subsectors: ElectricityNatural and renewable gasWater and wastewaterSolid wastePostal serviceCommunication... and broadbandPublic transportation, toll roads, and portsAuthors and reviewers come from various disciplines, including economics, political science, sociology, law, finance, accounting, management, and engineering. Utilities Policy invites submissions that apply various quantitative and qualitative methods, consider institutional and development contexts, and conduct at the national and subnational, urban, and rural scales. Cross-sector comparative analyses of shared concerns are especially welcome. Contributions are welcome from established and emerging scholars and accomplished practitioners. Submissions to the journal should comprise policy analysis that identifies policy implications of the research and aims to inform and improve policymaking. Relevant topics include utility policy-focused works related to:Coexistence of regulatory and market institutionsIndustry structures, ownership, and governancePublic policy institutions, processes, and history Economic and environmental regulation Regulatory commissions and performanceAlternati... regulatory and governance models Restructuring, deregulation, and reregulation Monopolies, market power, and competitionMarket design and dynamics and strategic behaviorInfrastructu... financing, risk, and the cost of capitalNetwork and system modeling, operations, and integrationIntegrate... resource and resilience planning Economic efficiency and cost-benefit analysis Centralized and decentralized technologies Ratemaking and rate design processes and policiesPricing incentives and behavioral economics Supply and demand-side change driversService quality standards and accountabilityPerfor... measurement and benchmarkingClean energy and clean water transitions Sustainable systems and developmentClimate change impacts, action, and adaptation Carbon markets, pricing, and taxationEnergy and water poverty, disparity, and affordable accessConsumer participation, protection, and policies The subject and analytical approach of submissions should consider the interests of the utility policy community and implications for policymaking. Please note that Utilities Policy does not focus on energy or water resource utilization and management, technical and operational models and practices, nonutility services and other sectors of the economy, or macroeconomic and socioeconomic trends. Audience: Academic researchers, government officials, industry professionals, sector analysts, and advisors and consultants in the global utilities policy community.This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular, SDG6 (Clean water and sanitation), SDG7 (Affordable and clean energy), and SDG9 (Industry innovation and infrastructure).
  • Energy Policy

    • ISSN: 0301-4215
    The International Journal of the Political, Economic, Planning, Environmental and Social Aspects of EnergyEnergy Policy is an international peer-reviewed journal addressing the policy implications of energy supply and use from their economic, social, planning and environmental aspects. Papers may cover global, regional, national, or even local topics that are of wider policy significance, and of interest to international agencies, governments, public and private sector entities, local communities and non-governmental organisations. Within this broad spectrum, topics of particular interest include energy and environmental regulation, energy supply security, the quality and efficiency of energy services, the effectiveness of market-based approaches and/or governmental interventions, technological innovation and diffusion, and voluntary initiatives where the broader policy implications can be recognised. Policy prescriptions are required to be supported by rigorous analysis and balanced appraisal.Given the aims and scope of Energy Policy, all submitted papers should explicitly address policy issues involving energy supply or use.This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy).Special issue proposals Prospective guest editor(s) should submit written proposals that incorporate the rationale for the special issue topic, positions it in the literature, and include some illustrative topics and proposed contributors. Guest Editors should complete and submit this Special Issue Proposal template to be considered for publication in the Journal.
  • Journal of Commodity Markets

    • ISSN: 2405-8513
    The aim of the Journal of Commodity Markets (JCM) will be to publish high-quality research in all areas of economics and finance related to commodity markets. The research may be theoretical, empirical, or policy-related. The JCM will place an emphasis on originality, quality, and clear presentation.The purpose of the journal is also to stimulate international dialog among academics, industry participants, traders, investors, and policymakers with mutual interests in commodity markets. The mandate for the journal is to present ongoing work within commodity economics and finance. Topics can be related to financialization of commodity markets; pricing, hedging, and risk analysis of commodity derivatives; risk premia in commodity markets; real option analysis for commodity project investment and production; portfolio allocation including commodities; forecasting in commodity markets; corporate finance for commodity-exposed corporations; econometric/statisti... analysis of commodity markets; organization of commodity markets; regulation of commodity markets; local and global commodity trading; and commodity supply chains. Commodity markets in this context are energy markets (including renewables), metal markets, mineral markets, agricultural markets, livestock and fish markets, markets for weather derivatives, emission markets, shipping markets, water, and related markets. This interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary journal will cover all commodity markets and is thus relevant for a broad audience. Commodity markets are not only of academic interest but also highly relevant for many practitioners, including asset managers, industrial managers, investment bankers, risk managers, and also policymakers in governments, central banks, and supranational institutions.For queries related to the journal, please contact [email protected]
  • Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews

    • ISSN: 1364-0321
    The mission of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews is to communicate the most interesting and relevant critical thinking in renewable and sustainable energy in order to bring together the research community, the private sector and policy and decision makers. The aim of the journal is to share problems, solutions, novel ideas and technologies to support sustainable development, the transition to a low carbon future and achieve the emissions targets as established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews publishes review papers, new technology analyses with respect to existing literature and original research studies that have a significant review element, which may take the form of a critique, comparison, or analysis. A bibliographic literature review, as well as country specific reviews are not considered suitable.The journal considers articles on the following themes, provided the link to renewable and sustainable energy is clear and thoroughly examined:Energy resources - bioresources (e.g. biomass, waste), fossil fuels (including natural gas) related to sustainability of systems, geothermal, hydrogen, hydropower, marine and ocean energy, solar and windApplications - buildings, industry and transport including information communication systems related to the improvement of system performanceUtilizati... - batteries, conversion technologies, fuel cells, storage technologies, technical developments and technology scalingEnvironment - atmosphere, climate issues, meteorology, mitigation technologies (e.g. carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture and utilization (CCU), and solar radiation management)Techno-so... aspects - health, industry, policy, regulatory, social (e.g. access, education, equality, equity)Systems - carbon accounting, energy-food-water nexus, energy modelling, life cycle assessment (LCA), nutrient-energy-wate... (NEW) nexus, smart infrastructureSustai... - the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs)Ocean systems - ocean technology, ocean exploration, environmental protection of the oceans.This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) and SDG 13 (Climate Action)
  • Energy Economics

    • ISSN: 0140-9883
    Energy Economics is the premier field journal for energy economics and energy finance. Themes include, but are not limited to, the exploitation, conversion and use of energy, markets for energy commodities and derivatives, regulation and taxation, forecasting, environment and climate, international trade, development, and monetary policy. Contributions to the journal can use a range of methods, if appropriately and rigorously applied, including but not limited to experiments, surveys, econometrics, decomposition, simulation models, equilibrium models, optimization models, and analytical models.Submitted papers must be replicable. Submitted papers are typically pre-reviewed by the editor-in-chief and the handling editor. Papers generally need two or more positive review reports to be invited for a revise-and-resubmit.... policy Energy Economics publishes an eclectic mix of papers using a wide variety of methods to shed light on a range of topics. Our replication policy reflects this, and is applied in spirit rather than to the letter. We encourage the submission of replication studies. Replication studies should reproduce the key results of the original study, replicate them and extend them in a substantive way, while explaining the differences.For econometric papers, authors should provide program(s) and data set(s), plus a readme file on how to replicate each table, graph and other result. Ideally, there will be one command to reproduce the entire paper. Use of interactive software is discouraged. The readme file should identify the software and toolboxes used. If data are proprietary, the readme file should make clear how data can be obtained. For experimental and survey-based papers, authors should provide the original instructions (plus an English translation if applicable), information about subject eligibility and selection, the raw data, and any program used to analyze the data. For analytic papers, authors should provide data and programs used for the simulations (if any). Detailed derivations and proofs should be placed in an appendix. For papers using simulation, equilibrium or optimization models, authors should provide data and programs. If data or programs are proprietary, unambiguous information on the version should be provided, plus information on how data or programs can be obtained. Small models developed in-house should be provided. For large models developed in-house, a standard version should be provided together with a detailed description of the changes made for the version used in the paper at hand. Data and programs can be provided either as an appendix to the paper or as a stable link to a website. Data files should be in machine-readable format.