Journal Guide

Endocrinología y Nutrición is the official publication of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition. It is the best journal to keep up to date with endocrine pathophysiology both in the clinical and in the research field. It publishes the best original articles of large research centres, as well as prestigious reviews.

Energy is an international, multi-disciplinary journal in energy engineering and research. The journal aims to be a leading peer-reviewed platform and an authoritative source of information for analyses, reviews and evaluations related to energy. The journal covers research in mechanical engineering and thermal sciences, with a strong focus on energy analysis, energy modelling and prediction, integrated energy systems, energy planning and energy management. The journal also welcomes papers on related topics such as energy conservation, energy efficiency, biomass and bioenergy, renewable energy, electricity supply and demand, energy storage, energy in buildings, and on economic and policy issues, provided such topics are within the context of the broader multi-disciplinary scope of Energy.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

The journal Energy Conversion and Management provides a forum for publishing original contributions and comprehensive technical review articles of interdisciplinary and original research on all important energy topics.The topics considered include energy generation, utilization, conversion, storage, transmission, conservation, management and sustainability. These topics typically involve various types of energy such as mechanical, thermal, nuclear, chemical, electromagnetic, magnetic and electric. These energy types cover all known energy resources, including renewable resources (e.g., solar, bio, hydro, wind, geothermal and ocean energy), fossil fuels and nuclear resources.Papers are welcome that investigate or consider the prospects of energy technologies, devices, systems, materials, processes, operation, performance, maintenance and control.Priority may be given to interdisciplinary energy subjects that deal with advanced technologies and that consider more than one of these methodologies: modeling, experimental, analysis and optimization, with appropriate verifications of the findings.

This journal provides a serious forum for research papers concerned with the economics and econometric modelling and analysis of energy systems and issues. Contributions to this theme can arise from a number of disciplines, including economic theory, financial economics, regulatory economics, computational economics, statistics, econometrics, operational research and strategic modelling. A wide interpretation of the subject is encouraged to include, for example, issues related to forecasting, financing, pricing, investment, taxation, development, policy, conservation, regulation, risk management, insurance, portfolio theory, fiscal regimes, accounting and the environment. The journal is of interest to professional economists, financial analysts, consultants, policy makers as well as academic researchers concerned with the economic analysis of energy issues, broadly interpreted.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Energy Policy is an international peer-reviewed journal addressing the policy implications of energy supply and use from their economic, social, planning and environmental aspects. Papers may cover global, regional, national, or even local topics that are of wider policy significance, and of interest to international agencies, governments, public and private sector entities, local communities and non-governmental organisations. Within this broad spectrum, topics of particular interest include energy and environmental regulation, energy supply security, the quality and efficiency of energy services, the effectiveness of market-based approaches and/or governmental interventions, technological innovation and diffusion, and voluntary initiatives where the broader policy implications can be recognised. Policy prescriptions are required to be supported by rigorous analysis and balanced appraisal.

Copyright information
For authors publishing in Energy Procedia, accepted manuscript will be governed by CC BY-NC-ND. For further details see our copyright information. How are Energy Procedia proposals evaluated?
New conference proceedings are considered for publication in Energy Procedia on the basis of scope, topical relevance, international standing, as well as publishing selection criteria including assurances that papers are original, presented at the conference, subject to peer-review, and have not /are not published elsewhere in the same form. Energy Procedia organizers/editors agree to uphold the publishing ethics standards as publicized in the http://www.elsevier.com/about/publishing-guidelines/publishing-ethicsElsevier Publishing Ethics guidelines.

What is the process for submitting Energy Procedia proposals?
Proposals should be prepared using the http://cdn.elsevier.com/promis_misc/05615_EGYPRO_Proposal%20Template.pdfEnergy Procedia Proposal Template and should be sent to:
Steve Barrett, Programme Editor
s.barrett@elsevier.com

What does Energy Procedia offer authors and conferences organizers?
Energy Procedia offers a single, highly recognized platform for hosting selected conference papers that can be freely accessed by millions of researchers. Authors know where to go to keep abreast of the latest developments in their field. Proceedings normally appear online, on Science Direct, within 8 weeks of acceptance of the final manuscripts by the conference organizer/editor and are then made freely available to all users. Energy Procedia offers authors and conference organizers a fast and cost effective way to achieve maximum exposure.
Templates (both Latex and Word) are provided to assist in the publication and the final online papers will contain linked references, XML versions and DOI numbers.

Why should conference organizers choose Energy Procedia?
There is no restriction to the number of papers an Energy Procedia volume can contain. Pricing is affordable, clear and transparent. Energy Procedia offers immediate access, with papers normally online within 8 weeks of acceptance, and open access providing maximum exposure for all papers and conferences. Organizers/editors are credited on the actual volume and are responsible for the quality control, the review process, and the selection of the conference papers.
Energy Procedia does not consider single articles from individual authors.

What is the cost associated with Energy Procedia?
There is an agreed fee, based on the size of the proceedings, which includes online publication on ScienceDirect and free access after acceptance. In addition to the online version there is the possibility to purchase paper copies, CD-ROMs and USB sticks. Moreover, interactive media possibilities such as webcasts and web seminars can be purchased for extra outreach both before and after the conference.

Can Energy Procedia be sponsored?
Sponsoring possibilities can be discussed. Sponsors may include funding bodies, government agencies and/or industry. Benefits to sponsors include visibility to a worldwide scientific audience and the opportunity to communicate via a peer-reviewed platform. Benefits to authors and conference organizers are the extra exposure and potentially reduced costs of the overall conference budget.

Direct submissions to the journal can be on any aspect of energy research, either from a technical engineering viewpoint or from a social research aspect. All Energy subject areas will be considered (e.g. renewables, fossil, nuclear). Article length is limited to 4000 words (not including references) with normally no more than 5 figures and 3 tables (table and figures legends are not included in the aforementioned word limit). Energy Reports operates a single blind peer review and generally allows for only one revision iteration.
Revising authors are required to submit the revised version of their manuscript within 20 days. Authors will receive a reminder prior to the end of this period and a final reminder 7 days after due submission date.

Editors will judge submissions on the following criteria:

• • Aim/scope of the submission is clearly defined
• • Scientifically relevant methodologies used and adequately described
• • Results of interest to a particular niche/broad community and have not been published previously
• • Conclusions are supported by the presented data
• • Submission is well written and logically constructed.

Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles examining the relationship between energy systems and society. ERSS covers a range of topics revolving around the intersection of energy technologies, fuels, and resources on one side; and social processes and influences - including communities of energy users, people affected by energy production, social institutions, customs, traditions, behaviors, and policies - on the other. Put another way, ERSS investigates the social system surrounding energy technology and hardware. ERSS is of relevance for energy practitioners, researchers interested in the social aspects of energy production or use, and policymakers.

Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of how social and technical issues related to both energy production and consumption interact. Energy production, distribution, and consumption all have both technical and human components, and the latter involve the human causes and consequences of energy-related activities and processes as well as social structures that shape how people interact with energy systems. Energy analysis therefore needs to look beyond the dimensions of technology and economics to include these social and human elements.

The journal's authorship is therefore not restricted to any discipline, but it is restricted in terms of quality and subject matter-articles are accepted based on merit, and their focus on the intersection of human activity (at whatever level of analysis) and energy systems (at whatever level of analysis). The editors emphasize that cross cultural, comparative, mixed-methods research is especially encouraged, and discourage submission of single-country case studies and/or studies that rely only on one method in isolation. Authors of single country studies, if submitted, must demonstrate that they have situated their study in the broader context and have highlighted the significance of their study. In addition, studies that utilize primarily engineering methods and econometric models must primarily focus on the "social" side of energy use and clearly meet the aims and scope of the journal.

Disciplinarily, submissions are thus welcome from all fields of inquiry since the editors recognize that in many cases high quality research may not fit into any predetermined category. Moreover, the journal will not exclude any energy source, technology, system, topic, or energy service from the scope of its articles.

Readers are actively encouraged to peruse past issues of ERSS to connect their piece to wider themes and discussions in the journal, especially the inaugural special issue available http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22146296/1here.

Types of Articles

The journal publishes four types of articles:
• Original research articles (generally between 6,000 and 10,000 words, including references)
• Short communications and letters (generally 1,000 to 3,000 words)
• Review essays (8,000 to 12,000 words)
• Book reviews (1,000 to 2,000 words per book reviewed, longer review essays of multiple books are permitted)

Peer-review

Articles submitted to the journal will undergo two levels of review. First, the editor(s) will screen them to determine their appropriateness to the aims and scope of the journal, as well as to gauge their methodological rigor and their quality of English writing.
Second, if articles pass the editorial screening, they will undergo rigorous peer review by anonymised referees (double blind review). Generally, articles can receive one of five decisions:

• Accept: accepts the paper as is with no further review, the paper proceeds to proofing
• Accept with minor revisions: accepts the paper as long as the author responds adequately to reviewer/editor comments, the paper proceeds to editorial review with no peer re-review (editor reserves the right to send it to peer review)
• Revise: provides no guarantee that a paper will be accepted but it has a second chance, the paper proceeds to editorial review always followed by peer re-review
• Reject: rejects a paper (after peer-review) with no chance for re-review, authors are not invited to revise and resubmit the manuscript; submission in current state is not suitable for the journal
• Reject - out of scope: rejects a paper (after editorial-review) with no chance for re-review, authors are not invited to revise and resubmit the manuscript; submission in current state is not suitable for the journal.

To assist with the advancement of the journal, all authors of accepted articles in ERSS may be requested to review at least one article in the area of their expertise.

Energy Storage Materials publishes comprehensive research articles, topical feature articles and invited reviews by leading experts in the field. Papers will be selected that have high scientific and technological merit, impart important new knowledge, and are of high interest to the international community of energy storage materials and devices. The journal also welcomes the manuscripts dealing with materials for clean and versatile use of energy, renewable energy, energy conversion, dissipation and transport in relation to energy storage, as well as with strategies and policies for developing advanced energy storage technologies.

Energy Strategy Reviews provides authoritative content on strategic decision-making and vision-sharing related to society's energy needs. The journal stimulates the exchange and sharing of knowledge and best practice in energy strategy, planning and implementation.Energy Strategy Reviews publishes:• Analyses• Case Studies• Report Reviews• Visions.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Topics covered include:

• Energy demands and consumption in existing and future buildings - prediction and validation
• Indoor environment quality, including health and thermal comfort vis-à-vis energy
• Natural, mechanical and mixed ventilation
• Air distribution in buildings
• Application of solar and other renewable energy sources in buildings
• Energy balances in building complexes (residential, commercial, industrial, public and other buildings)
• Energy efficiency improvement measures of HVAC&R and other technical systems in residential, commercial, public and industrial buildings, and semi open built spaces
• Heat recovery systems in buildings
• Buildings and district heating and cooling
• Energy conservation in built environment
• Energy efficient buildings
• Building physics
• Energy sustainability, resilience and climate adaptability of buildings
• Evaluation and control of indoor thermal and lighting systems
• Building's total performance and intelligent buildings
• Links between architectural design, mechanical and lighting systems
• New materials in buildings and their impact on energy demands
• External and internal design conditions for energy efficient buildings
• Building envelope materials and structure energy performance
• Thermal energy storage and thermally active building systems - TABS
• Energy performance of buildings and modeling predictive control
• Zero CO2 emission - zero energy and energy plus buildings and their smart grid harmonized operation
• Residential/municipal energy refurbishment and renovation
• Life cycle energy efficiency of buildings and embodied energy
• Architectural structure - construction energy efficiency
• Energy related aspects of buildings after catastrophic events

Published on behalf of the International Energy Initiative, Energy for Sustainable Development is the journal for decision makers, managers, consultants, policy makers, planners and researchers in both government and non-government organizations. It publishes original research and reviews about energy in developing countries, sustainable development, energy resources, technologies, policies and interactions.Energy for Sustainable Development content is also available through HINARI, AGORA AND OARE.The board also wants to promote the publication of articles on, or that are relevant to, energy issues in developing countries and on North-South and South-South cooperation in energy technology development and application. The Board considers the publication of highly specialized work more appropriate to other professional journals. The criteria for acceptance of the papers in Energy for Sustainable Development are therefore quality of the work and its presentation and breadth of interest, irrespective of whether the paper reports research or development, theory or experiment, original work or review.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com