Energy Reports
Energy Reports is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal covering all aspects of energy research. The journal was established in 2015 and is published by Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is Nelson Fumo. Authors pay article processing charges, but do not retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Ei Compendex, Scopus, and the Science Citation Index Expanded. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 4.937.Fictitious author identities and affiliations
In 2024, Energy Reports retracted two articles by Nicholas Zafetti for authorship manipulation and the fact that Zafetti's claimed affiliation, Clemson University, stated that "The records of the university do not support a relationship between Clemson University and Nicholas Zafetti as a student, faculty, or visiting scholar." In fact, Zafetti's identity is likely fictitious.At nearly the same time, an article by Dragan Rodriguez, allegedly of Case Western Reserve University, was retracted for similar reasons. Two other articles by Rodriguez remain without amendment as of February 2025.
Another article was retracted partly because one of the authors stated an affiliation to a fictitious company.