Peer-Review Process

To submit an article to the Energy Systems and Applications (ESA) journal, please use our Article Management System. Submissions sent via email will not be considered.

Initial Assessment and Plagiarism Check

Upon submission, your article will undergo an initial assessment to ensure it adheres to ESA's formatting guidelines. A plagiarism check will also be conducted. We require a maximum similarity rate of 20% (excluding references), with no more than 3% similarity from any single source. If the similarity exceeds 20%, your manuscript may be rejected or returned for revision to reduce the similarity. This preliminary review is typically completed within 15 days.

Editorial Review

Once your submission passes the initial assessment and plagiarism check, the Editor-in-Chief will review it for subject relevance, scope, language quality, and overall academic suitability. This stage is usually completed within 5 days. Following this, the Editor-in-Chief will assign your article to a relevant Section Editor, who will then, if appropriate, select at least two expert reviewers.

Double-Blind Peer Review

Articles that successfully pass the initial and editorial reviews proceed to a confidential double-blind peer review process. This means that both the authors' and reviewers' identities remain anonymous to each other throughout the review. Reviewer reports are securely stored within the Article Management System. A final decision on your article requires at least two reviewer reports. Reviewers are allotted 15 days to evaluate the manuscript.

Author Revisions

Authors are expected to address all feedback, criticisms, and recommendations provided by the reviewers and Editor. If you disagree with any feedback, you have the right to appeal with clear justifications. After making the necessary revisions, authors must upload the final version of their article to the system. Authors typically have 15 days for minor revisions and 30 days for major revisions. Extensions can be granted by the Editor if requested.

Typesetting and Layout

Once the Editorial Board approves your article for publication, it will proceed to the typesetting and layout stage. After this is complete, your article will be placed in the publication queue.