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Aims and scope

This journal aims to provide a unique platform for researchers and practitioners of energy informatics in various scientific, technological, engineering and social fields to disseminate original research on the application of digital technology and information management theory and practice to facilitate the global transition towards sustainable and resilient energy systems.

The journal publishes essential, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary research addressing scientific, engineering and business topics related to energy, including but not limited to:

Innovation in data-driven energy services and business models
Big Data-driven smart Energy Management Systems
Management of data and information flow in the Digital Energy System 4.0
Data analytics for energy-cost efficient system operation
Privacy issues in energy data management
Digitalization of energy production, delivery and consumption, including policy and strategy
Digital technologies for enabling energy-aware user behavior
Contextual computing for supporting human and energy system interactions
Energy-efficient Cloud Computing and data centers
Cyber security issues for safe and reliable Smart grid operation
Social media’s role in the transition towards sustainable energy
Application of Artificial Intelligence and Agent-based technology in smart energy systems
Model-based and data-driven energy forecasting, including energy production and use
Management of public and private procurement of digital energy technology
Socioeconomic opportunities and barriers for adoption of digital energy technologies
Sociotechnical aspects related to design and implementation of smart energy systems
Innovation management in smart energy business eco-systems
Digital entrepreneurship in emerging energy markets
Smart grid communication architectures and protocols for improving grid resiliency, including graceful degradation and self-healing
Demand-side management, including demand response, dynamic pricing and incentive design
Microgrid and distributed generation management and control
Monitoring and control of Smart Buildings, including Smart Grid interoperability

Benefits of publishing with SpringerOpen

High visibility

Energy Informatics's open access policy allows maximum visibility of articles published in the journal as they are available to a wide, global audience.

Speed of publication

Energy Informatics offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review; all articles must be submitted online, and peer review is managed fully electronically (articles are distributed in PDF form, which is automatically generated from the submitted files). Articles will be published with their final citation after acceptance, in both fully browsable web form, and as a formatted PDF; the article will then be available through Energy Informatics and SpringerOpen.

Flexibility

Online publication in Energy Informatics gives you the opportunity to publish large datasets, large numbers of color illustrations and moving pictures, to display data in a form that can be read directly by other software packages so as to allow readers to manipulate the data for themselves, and to create all relevant links (for example, to PubMed, to sequence and other databases, and to other articles).

Promotion and press coverage

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Copyright

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Open access

All articles published by the Energy Informatics are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information about open access can be found here.

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Article processing charges (APC)

Authors who publish open access in Energy Informatics are required to pay an article processing charge (APC). The APC price will be determined from the date on which the article is accepted for publication.

The current APC, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable, is: £890.00/$1390.00/€1140.00

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Indexing services

The full text of all articles is deposited in digital archives around the world to guarantee long-term digital preservation. You can also access all articles published by SpringerOpen on SpringerLink. We are working closely with Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) to ensure that articles published in Energy Informatics will be available in their databases when appropriate. The journal is currently indexed in the following databases:

SCOPUS
Ei Compendex
DOAJ
Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Naver
ProQuest
OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
EBSCO
Google Scholar

Peer-review policy

Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. You can read more about the peer-review process here.

Energy Informatics operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous.

Publication of research articles by Energy Informatics is dependent primarily on their scientific validity and coherence as judged by our external expert editors and/or peer reviewers, who will also assess whether the writing is comprehensible and whether the work represents a useful contribution to the field. Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two to three experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. Reviewers will also be asked to indicate how interesting and significant the research is. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board.

Citing articles in Energy Informatics

Articles in Energy Informatics should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. Because articles are not printed, they do not have page numbers; instead, they are given a unique article number.

Article citations follow this format:

Authors: Title. Energy Inform [year], [volume number]:[article number].

e.g. Roberts LD, Hassall DG, Winegar DA, Haselden JN, Nicholls AW, Griffin JL: Increased hepatic oxidative metabolism distinguishes the action of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor delta from Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma in the Ob/Ob mouse. Energy Inform 2009, 1:115.

1:115 refers to article 115 from Volume 1 of the journal.

Editorial policies

All manuscripts submitted to Energy Informatics should adhere to SpringerOpen's editorial policies.

Once your article is accepted, it will be processed by production and published shortly afterwards. In some cases, articles may be held for a short period of time prior to publication. If you have any concerns or particular requirements please contact the Journal.

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