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Energy Research & Social Science Template

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About the Energy Research & Social Science format

Energy Research & Social Science is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy, Energy and Environment Impacts, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Energy Research & Social Science 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial Acceptance of Renewable Energy Energy and Environment Impacts Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Environmental Education and Sustainability Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
ISSN2214-6296
Citation impact (2-yr)6.74
h-index171
i10-index2,976
Total citations179,905
Article processing charge$3,300
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Sussex
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Energy Research & Social Science per year

99
2014
168
2015
211
2016
330
2017
333
2018
299
2019
395
2020
507
2021
367
2022
404
2023
502
2024
603
2025

Citation impact of Energy Research & Social Science by publication year

10.7K
2014
14.2K
2015
12.8K
2016
22.7K
2017
21.3K
2018
17K
2019
24K
2020
22.2K
2021
13.6K
2022
10.1K
2023
6.4K
2024
2.6K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Energy Research & Social Science

Promoting novelty, rigor, and style in energy social science: Towards codes of practice for appropriate methods and research design

Benjamin K. Sovacool, Jonn Axsen, Steve Sorrell · 3 Oct 2018

A series of weaknesses in creativity, research design, and quality of writing continue to handicap energy social science. Many studies ask uninteresting research questions, make only marginal contributions, and lack innovative methods or application to theory. Many studies also have no explicit research design, lack rigor, or suffer from mangled structure and poor quality of…

1,161 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
How long will it take? Conceptualizing the temporal dynamics of energy transitions

Benjamin K. Sovacool · 19 Jan 2016

Transitioning away from our current global energy system is of paramount importance. The speed at which a transition can take place—its timing, or temporal dynamics—is a critical element of consideration. This study therefore investigates the issue of time in global and national energy transitions by asking: What does the mainstream academic literature suggest about the…

1,086 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A global perspective on domestic energy deprivation: Overcoming the energy poverty–fuel poverty binary

Stefan Bouzarovski, Saška Petrova · 9 Jul 2015

This paper offers an integrated conceptual framework for the research and amelioration of energy deprivation in the home. It starts from the premise that all forms of energy and fuel poverty – in developed and developing countries alike – are underpinned by a common condition: the inability to attain a socially and materially necessitated level…

1,077 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Energy Research & Social Science template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Energy Research & Social Science format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Energy Research & Social Science template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Energy Research & Social Science use?
Energy Research & Social Science uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Energy Research & Social Science 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Energy Research & Social Science?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Energy Research & Social Science document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Energy Research & Social Science format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
Who publishes Energy Research & Social Science?
Energy Research & Social Science is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Energy Research & Social Science template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
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