We are now recruiting Special Issue Guest Editors (GEs) for the "Energy Economics and Policy" Section (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/sections/energy_economics_policy) of the journal Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073). If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor Mr. Stephen Wang (email: [email protected]).

Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (governments, industry groups, businesses) addresses issues of energy development, production, distribution, and consumption. This section also provides a forum for communicating recent advances in energy policy; the economic and innovation aspects of the economics and policy of energy supply, trading, delivery, and consumption; combining expertise in innovation theory; energy system organizations and institutions; and the wider policy and regulatory context of energy. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Energy finance and energy markets
  • Economic models;
  • Costs and pricing of renewable resources (oil, natural gas, etc.);
  • Power transmission;
  • Business models;
  • Carbon/electricity markets.
• Energy demand and supply
  • Energy demand management;
  • Energy supply chain management;
  • Energy supply security and reliability;
  • Analysis and forecasting of electric power/natural gas/coal/fuels/petroleum products.
• Sustainable energy transition
  • Decarbonization;
  • Innovation challenges in the energy sector and its industries;
  • Transition in energy systems, electricity, and energy infrastructure;
  • Renewable energy sources;
  • Energy justice and wellbeing.
• Energy and environmental economics/policy
  • Emissions trading (SO₂, CO₂);
  • Carbon sequestration and storage;
  • Lifecycle carbon assessment;
  • Renewable resource assessment;
  • Climate change mitigation and adaptation;
  • Regulatory changes and innovations.
• Energy policy
  • Energy policy-making (bioenergy, climate, etc.);
  • Emerging policy issues;
  • Energy law and regulation.
• Energy generation, storage, distribution and use
  • Energy cost and affordability;
  • Energy efficiency;
  • Energy use in critical industries;
  • New and emerging technologies influencing energy production or consumption.
• Relationships between energy and economic development
  • Energy and national development;
  • Energy and urban development;
  • Economic growth and sustainable energy production (electricity/coal/household, etc.).

Energies is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on the study of energy engineering and research. Energies was launched in 2008 and has published more than 12,000 articles in various formats (including articles, reviews, communications, etc.). The journal is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Compendex, and other relevant databases. The 2020 Impact Factor of Energies is 3.004.

The duties and benefits of serving as a Guest Editor are as follows:

• Re-defining the title and scope of a Special Issue;
• Making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

Guest Editorship: 2–3 editors in a team. This should balance the workload for the editors and enable an internal discussion in case any controversial issues arise. Moreover, as the Guest Editors have different research networks, their cooperation will broaden the coverage of potential authors, thereby increasing the influence of the Special Issue. Once your proposal has been approved, you can start organizing a team. The Publisher and the Editor-in-Chief will review these co-editors to ensure that they meet the journal’s editorial requirements. We encourage teams to include editors from multiple institutions and locations. This diversity reduces potential conflicts of interest and helps the Special Issue reach a wider audience.

If you are interested in editing a Special Issue, please contact us before 31 December 2021. To propose or request further information, please contact the Energies Editorial Office ([email protected]). We look forward to hearing from you soon.