It is with great pleasure that we present the 2022 annual report for Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073), a year marked by significant progress and success. We are thrilled to report that the quantity and quality of our publications have improved considerably.

We are delighted to announce that our submissions and publications increased by 10%, with 36,756 authors and 15,480 reviewers contributing to the journal. We are also proud to report that our Impact Factor (IF) increased from 3.004 to 3.252, and our CiteScore rose from 4.7 to 5.0. Energies has also ranked Q1 in the “Engineering (miscellaneous)”, “Control and Optimization”, and “Building and Construction” categories in Scopus.

Academic editors, reviewers, authors, and our editorial staff have worked tirelessly to maintain a median time of approximately 38 days between submission and publication.

Furthermore, Energies has been indexed in the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR) in May 2022, in recognition of our journal's growing impact and reputation in the academic community.

In 2022, we carried out various marketing activities, such as cooperating with 53 scientific conferences as a media partner and award sponsor. We sponsored 48 scholars to present their research findings at conferences and helped increase the exposure of the journal.

Highly Cited Papers

• “Electric Vehicles” Section:
  “Utilization of Electric Vehicles for Vehicle-to-Grid Services: Progress and Perspectives”

• “Energy Economics and Policy” Section:
  “Analysis and Evaluation of the Photovoltaic Market in Poland and the Baltic States”

• “Energy and Environment” Section:
  “Use of Hydrogen as Fuel: A Trend of the 21st Century”

• “Sustainable Energy” Section:
  “A Review of Recent Advancements in Offshore Wind Turbine Technology”

• “Electrical Engineering” Section:
  “Multiple Fault Detection in Induction Motors through Homogeneity and Kurtosis Computation”

Hot Special Issues

• “Power Electronics and Energy Management for Battery Storage Systems”
• “Renewable and Sustainable Energy”
• “Emerging and Advanced Green Energy Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Future Grid”
• “CO2 Capture and Renewable Energy”
• “Modeling and Optimal Operation of Hydraulic, Wind and Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems”

Open Calls

• “Power Converter Control Applications in Low-Inertia Power Systems”
• “Policy and Economics Analysis of Renewable Energy Sources and Bioenergy”
• “Lithium-Ion Batteries: Latest Advances, Challenges and Prospects”

We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the Editor-in-Chief of Energies, all Section Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members, Guest Editors of Special Issues, Topical Advisory Panel Members, Reviewer Board Members, authors, reviewers, and internal editors for their dedication and hard work in ensuring the continued success of the journal.

Finally, we are proud to announce that 2023 marks the 15th anniversary of Energies. To celebrate this milestone, we have planned several events and special content, and we invite you to join us in celebrating this important occasion. Energies will continue to make valuable contributions to academic exchange and knowledge sharing.

Energies Editorial Office