Every submission to the Journal of Energy and Sustainability will be pre-screened by the editors to ensure its adherence to the scope, policies, and style of the journal prior to peer review. The author(s) may suggest up to 4 academically qualified reviewers for consideration per submission. Authors should insert the current contact details, including the full name, email address, and affiliation of the reviewers, and state the reason(s) for the recommendation in the cover letter. However, the editorial team strives to ensure that the peer review process is fair and unbiased; therefore, there is no guarantee that a recommended reviewer will be approached to perform the peer review. In addition, the author(s) may indicate the names of individuals who should not be invited as peer reviewers and provide the reasons in the cover letter.

The Editor-in-Chief will decide on the submissions that should be considered for publication, and assign reviewers from inside the editorial board or outside, depending on the topic, to initiate double-blind peer review. Based on the review reports and reviewers’ recommendations, the Editor-in-Chief will make one of the following editorial decisions: accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject.

If the decision made necessitates minor revisions to the paper, the author(s) should prepare and resubmit the revision file containing the revised manuscript, title page and back matter, cover letter, and response/rebuttal letter within 7 days. If the decision made necessitates major revisions to the paper, the author(s) should prepare and resubmit the revision file. The revision file will be pre-screened again by editors and subsequently reviewed by the assigned reviewers.

The peer review process is deemed finalized for submission upon its acceptance for publication in the Journal of Energy and Sustainability. Only accepted papers will be arranged for copyediting, typesetting, and proofreading before being published online.

For more details, please refer to the AccScience Publishing Editorial Process.