economics of energy & environmental policy

Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy Jean-Michel Glachant (Editor in Chief)

2nd Editorial Board MeetingSeptember 12, 2012, Venice

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OverviewEEEP Aims and Scope

• EEEP has been established as a new, policy-oriented IAEE publication in 2011

• Published from 2012 twice a year in March and September, each issue (approx. 125 pages)

• Focuses on all policy issues in the interface between energy and environmental economics

… provides a scholarly and research-based, yet easily read and accessible source of information on contemporary economic thinking and analysis of energy and environmental policy

… shall nurture a dialogue between academics, business and public authorities

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OverviewEditorial Team

• Editor-in-Chief: Jean-Michel Glachant (European University Institute, Italy)

• Co-Editors: Paul Joskow (Sloan Foundation), Michael Pollitt (Cambridge University)

• Book Review Editor: Einar Hope (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration)

• Managing Editor: Sophia Ruester (Florence School of Regulation)

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Editorial BoardMembers

Nasser Al-Dossary Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia A. Iwayemi University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Joseph Aldy Harvard University, USA Henry Jacoby Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eirik Amundsen University of Bergen, Norway John Jimison Energy Future Coalition, USA

Toshi Arimura Waseda University, Japan G. Lundberg Vattenfall, Sweden

Carlo A. Bollino University of Perugia, Italy J. –P. Montero Catholic University of Chile, Chile

J. Boucher GdF-Suez, France Karsten Neuhoff German Institute for Economic Research

Derek Bunn London Business School, UK David Newbery Cambridge University, UK

James Bushnell Iowa State University and NBER Shonali Pachauri IIASA, Austria

Claude Crampes University of Toulouse, France Karen Palmer Resources for the Future, USA

E. de Almeida Federal University Rio de Janeiro Andre Plourde Carleton University, Canada

Jos Delbeke European Commission, Belgium I. Perez-Arriaga Comillas University, Spain

Ottmar Edenhofer PIC, Germany Juan Rosellon CIDE, Mexico

Paolo Frankl International Energy Agency Fabien Roques CERA, France

Richard Green Imperial College, UK Maria Vagliasindi The World Bank, USA

N.H. von der Fehr University of Oslo, Norway C.v. Hirschhausen Technical University of Berlin, Germany

Ben Hobbs Johns Hopkins University, USA Adonis Yatchew University of Toronto, Canada

Mine Yucel Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA

Editorial BoardYour role within EEEP

• Proposing papers for submission and/or books to be reviewed

• Reviewing selected contributions

• Possibility to propose „Symposia“

– i.e. collection of 3 to 5 outstanding papers addressing a specific topic, accompanied by an introduction to the papers, for publication in EEEP

– … would, of course, also go through classical peer-review process

ANY IDEAS?ANY IDEAS?

• Supporting EEEP‘s establishment as a core journal between academics, policy, and industry

Past activitiesEstablishment of this new Journal

20112011•Preparation of this new publication in close cooperation between IAEE headquarters and a working group chaired by Einar Hope•Editorial team has been built up•Journal website, article submission & referee guidelines and online submission portal have been established; call for papers and flyers have been distributed, etc.

20122012•Completion of three issues (inaugural issue with invited contributions + two regular issues)•Regular issues include:

– (1) symposium of papers addressing a specific topic– (2) Regular articles coming from open submission process– (3) Book reviews

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EEEP Vol. 1 (1)Inaugural Issue

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EEEP Vol. 1 (2)First regular issue

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EEEP Vol. 1 (3)Second regular issue

Reflections after one year of publicationSubmission statistics

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2011(April – December)

2012(January – August)

# of submissions 29 30

Rejections (immediate) 13 21

Rejections (after referee feedback) 8 3

Accepted regular submissions 4 2

Currently with authors for revision 4 1

Currently with referees 0 3

Intake of new papers continuously increased slightly… but it remains a challenge to attract the higher-quality papers, given competition from other journals and the challenges that are accompanied with the establishment of a completely new publication (e.g. no impact factors available yet)

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04-12/2011 01-08/2012Energy sectors

Oil and natural gas markets 7 2Coal markets 1 1Renewable energies and environmental economics 10 13Nuclear energy 1 1Electricity markets 5 5Energy demand 1 5Special topics in energy and environmental policy

Objectives and instruments in climate policy 6 5Energy market design 1 3Infrastructure regulation and regulatory policy 1 1Competition policy (including market power issues, etc.) - 2Emission trading 3 2Policy of international negotiations and agreements on environmental issues - 2Energy, environment and developing countries 9 5Institutions for policy formation and enforcement - -Sustainability of energy systems 4 2Energy systems in city planning - 1Demand response tools 1 1Energy security 1 2Renewable energy policy 10 5Technology and innovation policy 4 -Energy efficiency policy 6 3Natural resources policy for energy extractive industries 1 -Transportation policy - -Taxation and financial policy issues - -Private-public partnership in energy industries - -

Reflections after one year of publicationTopics covered in open submissions

Reflections after one year of publicationEditorial statistics

Total IAEE membership worldwide 3400

EEEP copies printed per issue 5000 (7500 Inaugural Issue)

Total numbers of papers published in Volume 1, 2012 26

Average number of pages per EEEP issue in 2012 140 pp.

Referees per submitted paper 2-4

Average time submission to feedback to authors 3.2 months(if no immediate rejection)

Average time submission to final acceptance 5.3 months

Average time submission to publication 10 months

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Future activitiesSchedule until March 2013 - EEEP Vol. 2 (1)[Regular articles submitted through open call-for-papers]

1// Regular submissions

2// Articles to referees (min. 2 referee reports)

3// Feedback to authors targeted to be sent after 8 weeks

4// Possibly resubmission going back into referee loop

5// Final decision by editors

15.12.

Target for last final submissions

10.01.

Target for last final manuscripts to be sent to IAEE for

typesetting

March 2012

Publication

Submission- / review- / resubmission process

Preparation of final manuscripts

Printing

Further points for discussion

EEEP in a world where technology and competition change

… and where we see a world-wide movement for better and faster access to research publications

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