Smart Cities and Urban Management—A Section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073)

The aim of Energies’ Smart Cities and Urban Management Section is to present new research results and new proven practices aimed at optimizing the energy use of smart cities and improving the energy efficiency in urban management. As the urbanization rate keeps rising globally, we need to find new ways to make our cities less energy and resource-demanding. This is the core of this new section which is extremely coherent with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and hope to host a venue for so many SDGs.

Energies is an international and interdisciplinary open access journal encompassing all possible fields of energy and energy sciences. It publishes reviews, research articles, communications, and letters. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in as much detail as possible in this new section, any time they face urban challenges.

We aim to connect the communities of researchers (and readers) from the energy and the urban sciences. This will mean understanding the critical role that energy can and must play in a future smart sustainable city. The journal in this sense, thanks to its fast review process, high quality and border audience, can provide the place to go for those looking to be constant updates about novel experiences and results. We hope to attract a diverse readership. Energy engineering will traditionally look at us, but computer scientists, data experts, urban planners, architects, geographers are some of the other communities that we hope can read the articles we will publish.

In order to support scientists in different research fields, we have established a highly reputable Editorial Board with diverse research expertise. We expect that our team will grow to meet increasing demand to reach and serve scientists all over the world. So, if you consider yourself qualified and passionate for this task, please contact the journal or the Section Editor-in-Chief.

I took the challenge of this new role with humble professionalism and hope to perform the assigned task with all my energies. With the aim of publishing interdisciplinary studies in great detail in mind, I fully understand the value of practical experience and hope to receive as many field tests as possible too. I truly believe that new ideas, better and more novel methodologies will be inspired by sharing all aspects of scientific endeavors.

On behalf of the Editorial Board and editorial office, I am pleased to announce this new section of Energies, and look forward to receiving your manuscripts for publication.