From January 2019 Energy Strategy Reviews has become an open access journal. Authors who publish in Energy Strategy Reviews will be able make their work immediately, permanently, and freely accessible. Energy Strategy Reviews continues with the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. Energy Strategy Reviews authors will pay an article publishing charge (APC), have a choice of license options, and retain copyright to their published work. The APC will be requested after peer review and acceptance and will be required for all accepted articles submitted on or after 1 November 2018. For full information on publishing your paper open access in Energy Strategy Reviews, visit the journal's Guide for Authors, or visit our FAQs page. Energy Strategy Reviews is a gold open access journal that 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, preferably based on quantitative studies that advance the use of energy systems modelling tools. Energy Strategy Reviews publishes: • Analyses • Methodologies • Case Studies • Reviews And by invitation: • Report Reviews • Viewpoints Benefits to authors We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy)