Energy Reports

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Ei Compendex, [3] Scopus, [4] and the Science Citation Index Expanded. [5] According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 4.937. [6]

Fictitious author identities and affiliations

In 2024, Energy Reports retracted two articles by Nicholas Zafetti [7] [8] for authorship manipulation and the fact that Zafetti's claimed affiliation, Clemson University, stated that "The records of the university do not support a relationship between Clemson University and Nicholas Zafetti as a student, faculty, or visiting scholar." In fact, Zafetti's identity is likely fictitious. [9]

At nearly the same time, an article by Dragan Rodriguez, allegedly of Case Western Reserve University, was retracted for similar reasons. [10] [11] Two other articles by Rodriguez remain without amendment as of February 2025. [12] [13]

Another article was retracted partly because one of the authors stated an affiliation to a fictitious company. [14]

References

  1. "Editorial board". Energy Reports. Elsevir. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  2. "Energy Reports". Directory of Open Access Journals. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  3. "Content/Database Overview - Compendex Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier . Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  4. "Source details: Energy Reports". Scopus Preview. Elsevier . Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  5. "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate . Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  6. "Energy Reports". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). [Clarivate]. 2022.
  7. Tian, Yizhi; Zhang, Feng; Yuan, Zhi; Che, Zihang; Zafetti, Nicholas (2020-11-01). "RETRACTED: Assessment power generation potential of small hydropower plants using GIS software". Energy Reports. 6: 1393–1404. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2020.05.023.
  8. Shi, Hong; Li, Jing; Zafetti, Nicholas (2020-11-01). "RETRACTED: New optimized technique for unknown parameters selection of SOFC using Converged Grass Fibrous Root Optimization Algorithm". Energy Reports. 6: 1428–1437. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2020.05.024.
  9. Joelving, Frederik (2023-11-16). "What's in a name? Made-up authors are penning dozens of papers". Retraction Watch . Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  10. Tang, Fei; Chen, Jie; Li, Jing; Rodriguez, Dragan (2020-11-01). "RETRACTED: Energy saving actions toward NZEBs with multiple-criteria optimization in current residential buildings". Energy Reports. 6: 3008–3022. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2020.10.069.
  11. Sohn, Rebecca (2023-08-15). "Who are you, Dragan Rodriguez? Fifteen studies have the same fake author, sleuth finds". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  12. Lei, Gang; Song, Heqing; Rodriguez, Dragan (2020-11-01). "Power generation cost minimization of the grid-connected hybrid renewable energy system through optimal sizing using the modified seagull optimization technique". Energy Reports. 6: 3365–3376. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2020.11.249.
  13. She, Chen; Jia, Rui; Hu, Bei-Ning; Zheng, Ze-Kun; Xu, Yi-Peng; Rodriguez, Dragan (2021-11-01). "Life cycle cost and life cycle energy in zero-energy building by multi-objective optimization". Energy Reports. 7: 5612–5626. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2021.08.198.
  14. Chen, Yunhong; Raad, Erfan Ahli (2022-11-01). "RETRACTED:Application of novel economic emission dispatch by considering the benchmark of multi-stage steam turbines, spinning reserve, and emission loss function". Energy Reports. 8: 8652–8660. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2022.06.064.