Get your IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through the journal's submission system.
| Element | IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | 150-200 words, written as a single paragraph, self-contained without abbreviations, footnotes, or references, no mathematical equations or tabular material. For original research articles: must state the primary objective, tested hypotheses, research design and methodology, methods and procedures, main outcomes and results, and conclusions. The abstract should include 3-4 different keywords or phrases |
| Main text | Transactions papers: Limited to 10 pages at submission (papers exceeding 10 pages will be returned without review). Revised papers may exceed 10 pages. If an accepted paper's final page count exceeds 12 pages (for papers submitted January 1, 2024 or later), overlength page charges apply. Power Engineering Letters: 3 formatted pages at submission, 3.5 pages for revisions, maximum 4 pages after final formatting |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 3-10 keywords that match the focus of the manuscript. The abstract itself should include 3-4 different keywords or phrases. Up to 10 keywords will be reviewed in conjunction with the paper |
| References | IEEE numbered citation style. References are numbered consecutively in square brackets [1], with sentence punctuation following the brackets. Multiple references are each numbered with separate brackets. All authors' names must be given (do not use et al.). Detailed formatting guidelines provided in Part 4 of the Author's Kit |
| Peer review | Double-anonymous peer review process, where the identities of the reviewers are not known to the authors and the identities of the authors are not known to the reviewers. Each published article is reviewed by a minimum of two independent reviewers. (Note: Authors may be given the opportunity to select single-anonymous or double-anonymous peer review at submission) |
| Submission | ieee.atyponrex.com/journal/tste-pes |
Read the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy in under a page.
Skim two or three recent IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.