INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH-IJRER

Guide for Authors

The International Journal of Renewable Energy Research seeks to
promote and disseminate knowledge of the various topics and
technologies of renewable energy sources. The journal aims to present to
the international community important results of work in renewable
energy field, whether in the form of research, development, application or
design. It is therefore aimed at assisting researchers, scientists,
manufacturers, world agencies and societies to keep abreast of new
developments in their specialist fields and to unite in finding alternative
energy solutions to current issues such as the greenhouse effect,
sustainable and clean energy issues.

The International Journal of Renewable Energy Research operates an

online submission and peer review system that allows authors to submit
articles online and track their progress via a web interface. The
International Journal of Renewable Energy Research is published 4 times
per year.

The coverage of the journal includes the following areas, but not limited
to:
 Green Energy Sources as Wind power, Hydropower, Solar energy,
Biomass, Biofuel, Geothermal energy
 Production of Energy Using Green Energy Sources
 Hybrid Green Energy System Technologies
 Transformation of Energy from Green Energy System to Grid
 Novel Energy Conversion Studies in Green Energy Systems
 Driving Circuits for Hybrid Green Energy Systems
 Control Techniques for Green Energy Systems
 Grid Interactive Systems Used in Hybrid Green Energy Systems
 Performance Analysis of Hybrid Green Energy Systems Under
Different Loads
 Energy Conservation in Buildings
 Renewable Energy Studies on Electric Vehicle
  Computational Methods and Artificial Intelligence Studies in
Renewable Energy Sources

Types of Articles submitted should be original research papers, not

previously published, in one of the following categories,
– Applicational and design studies.
– Comparative case studies.
– Reviews of special topics.
– Reviews of work in progress and facilities development.
– Survey articles.
– Guest editorials for special issues.

Editorial Board

Editorial Team
Editor in Chief
1. Prof. Dr. Ilhami COLAK, Gazi University, Editor-in-Chief, IJRER, Turkey

Associate Editors
1. Professor Mamadou Lamine Doumbia, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres, Canada
2. Prof. Dr. Constantin FILOTE, Stefan cel Mare University, Romania

3. Professor Jaeho Choi, Chungbuk National University, Republic of Korea

4. Professor Tadashi Suetsugu, Japan

5. Professor Nobumasa Matsui, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan

6. Professor Masayoshi Yamamoto, Nagoya University, Japan

7. Professor Erdal Irmak, Gazi University, Turkey

8. Professor Abdelhakim BELKAID, Bordj Bou Arreridj University, Algeria

9. Professor Ersan Kabalci, Nevsehir University, Turkey

10. Professor Hamdi Tolga Kahraman, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey

11. Professor Hidenori Maruta, Nagasaki University, Japan

12. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yesilbudak, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, Turkey

13. Dr. Robert M. Cuzner, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States

14. Dr. Korhan Kayisli, Gazi University, Turkey

15. Dr. Hiroo Sekiya, Chiba University, Japan

 16. Dr. Fabio Viola, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy

17. Dr. Toshiyuki Zaitsu, Technology Omron Co., Japan

18. Dr. Onder Eyecioglu, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey

19. Dr. Massimo Caruso, Università degli Studi di Palermo

20. Dr. Abdou Tankari Mahamadou, CERTES Laboratory - IUT of Creteil University of Creteil, France

21. Dr. Eklas Hossain, Oregon Tech, United States

22. Dr. Natarajan Prabaharan, SASTRA Deemed University, India

23. Dr. Nahla Bouaziz, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

Layout Editors
1. Professor Hamdi Tolga Kahraman, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
2. Mr. Abdul Quader Munshi, Bangladesh

3. Mr Vishal Charan, Fiji national university, Fiji

4. Miss Ayse Colak, University of Cardiff, United Kingdom

5. Dr. Natarajan Prabaharan, SASTRA Deemed University, India

Copyeditors
1. Dr. Fatih ISSI, Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkey
2. Dr. Catalin Felix Covrig, Netherlands

3. Dr. Naki Guler, Gazi University, Turkey

4. Dr Vishal Charan, Fiji National University, Fiji

5. Dr. MD Rishad Ahmad, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom

6. Miss Ayse Colak, University of Cardiff, United Kingdom

7. Dr. Natarajan Prabaharan, SASTRA Deemed University, India

Proofreader
1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yesilbudak, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, Turkey
2. Dr Vishal Charan, Fiji national university, Fiji

3. Miss Ayse Colak, University of Cardiff, United Kingdom

4. Dr. Natarajan Prabaharan, SASTRA Deemed University, India

Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. Ilhami COLAK, Gazi University, Editor-in-Chief, IJRER, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Seref Sagiroglu, Gazi University, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Frede Blaabjerg, Aalborg University Department of Energy Technology, Denmark

Prof. Dr. Fujio Kurokawa, Nagasaki University, Japan

Prof. Adel M. Nasiri, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Masmoudi, Chairman of EVERMONACO Conference, Tunisia

Prof. Dr. Jian-Xin Shen, Zhejiang University, China

Prof. Dr. João Martins, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Prof. Dr. Dan M. Ionel, University of Kentucky, United States

Prof. Dr. Carlo Cecati, University of L'Aquila, Italy

Prof. Dr. Kenneth Eloghene Okedu, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Prof. Dr. Innocent Ewaen Agbongiague Davidson, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa

Prof. Dr. Rosario Miceli, UniNetLab, Universita di Palermo, Italy

Prof. Dr. Vladimir Katic, NoviSad University, Serbia

Prof. Dr. Brayima Dakyo, University of Lehavre, France

Prof. Dr. Vitor Pires, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal

Prof. Dr. Halil Ibrahim BULBUL, Gazi University, Turkey

Professor Ramazan Bayindir, Gazi University, Faculty of Technology, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Ishwar Sethi, Oakland University, United States

Prof. Dr. Birol Kilkis, Baskent University, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Sofyan A Taya, Islamic University of Gaza, Palestinian Territory, Occupied

Prof. Sudhakar Babu Thanikanti, INSTITUTE OF POWER ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITI TENAGA NASIONAL
MALAYSIA, India

Prof. Dr. Omer Faruk Bay, Gazi University, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Yunus Cengel, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hornung, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Zi-Qiang Zhu, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Dr. Onder Eyecioglu, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Silviu Ionita, University of Pitesti, Romania

Professor Erdal Irmak, Gazi University, Turkey

Professor Mamadou Lamine Doumbia, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres, Canada

Prof. Dr. Slobodan Mircevski, Chairman of EPE-PEMC 2010, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Univ., Macadonia

Prof. Dr. Athanasios N. Safacas, University of Patras,Electromechanical Energy Conversion Laboratory,

Greece

Dr. Jorge Guillermo Calderón-Guizar, Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas, Mexico

Prof. Dr. Miguel A. Sanz - Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain

Prof. Dr. Goce Arsov, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Macadonia

Prof. Dr. Ing Youcef Soufi, University of Tabessa, Algeria

Prof. Dr. Bakhyt Matkarimov, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Prof. Dr. Constantin Filote, University of Suceava, Romania

Prof. dr. sc. Marija Mirosevic, University of Dubrovnik Department of Electrical Engineering and
Computing, Croatia

Assoc. Prof. Juan I Arribas, Univ. Valladolid, Spain

Prof. Dr. Sevki Demirbas, Gazi University, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Ramon Blasco-Gimenez, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Sefa, Gazi University, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Javier Bilbao, University of Basque Country, Spain

Prof. Dr. Gheorghe-Daniel Andreescu, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Prof. Dr. Juan W. Dixon, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile

Prof. Dr. Ersan Kabalci, Nevsehir University, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Zdenek Cerovsky, Technical University of Prague, Czech Republic

Associate Prof. Dr. Mohamad Taha, Rafik Hariri University, Lebanon

Dr. Nagi Fahmi, Aston University, United Kingdom

Associate Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga Kahraman, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yesilbudak, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, Turkey

Prof. Shubhransu Sekhar Dash, Government College of Engineering Keonjhar, India

Ethic Responsibilities
The publication of an article in peer-reviewed “International Journal of
Renewable Energy Research” is an essential building block in the
development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a
direct reflection of the quality of the work. Peer-reviewed articles support
and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon
standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act
of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the
publisher and the society of society-owned or sponsored journals.
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of
interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other
people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted
work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence,
their work.
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been
published previously that it is not under consideration for publication
elsewhere. The submission should be approved by all authors and tacitly
or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out,
and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form,
in English or in any other language, including electronically without the
written consent of the copyright-holder.
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a
“Copyright Form”. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest
possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the
corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a
“Copyright Form” form or a link to the online version of this agreement.

Author Rights
As a journal author, you retain rights for a large number of author uses,
including use by your employing institute or company. These rights are
retained and permitted without the need to obtain specific permission
from IJRER. These include:
 the right to make copies (print or electronic) of the journal article for
your own personal use, including for your own classroom teaching
use;
 the right to make copies and distribute copies (including via e-mail)
of the journal article to research colleagues, for personal use by such
colleagues for scholarly purposes;
 the right to post a pre-print version of the journal article on Internet
web sites including electronic pre-print servers, and to retain
indefinitely such version on such servers or sites for scholarly
purposes
 the right to post a revised personal version of the text of the final
journal article on your personal or institutional web site or server for
scholarly purposes
 the right to use the journal article or any part thereof in a printed
compilation of your works, such as collected writings or lecture notes
.

Article Style
Authors must strictly follow the guide for authors, or their articles may
be rejected without review. Editors reserve the right to adjust the style to
certain standards of uniformity. Follow Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract,
Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Theory/Calculation,
Conclusions, Acknowledgements, References order when typing articles.
The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk and
footnote. Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of
the article and do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the
title or otherwise.

Abstract and Keywords:

Enter an abstract of up to 250 words for all articles. This is a concise
summary of the whole paper, not just the conclusions, and is
understandable without reference to the rest of the paper. It should
contain no citation to other published work. Include up to six keywords
that describe your paper for indexing purposes.

Abbreviations and Acronyms:

Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are used in the
text, even if they have been defined in the abstract. Abbreviations such as
IEEE, SI, MKS, CGS, sc, dc, and rms do not have to be defined. Do not use
abbreviations in the title unless they are unavoidable.

Text Layout for Peer Review:

Use single column layout, double spacing and wide (3 cm) margins on
white paper at the peer review stage. Ensure that each new paragraph is
clearly indicated. Present tables and figure legends in the text where they
are related and cited. Number all pages consecutively; use 12 pt font size
and standard fonts; Times New Roman, Helvetica, or Courier is preferred.
Research Papers should not exceed 12 printed pages in two-column
publishing format, including figures and tables.
Technical Notes and Letters should not exceed 2,000 words.
Reviews should not exceed 20 printed pages in two-column publishing
format, including figures and tables.

Equations:
Number equations consecutively with equation numbers in parentheses
flush with the right margin, as in (1). To make equations more compact,
you may use the solidus ( / ), the exp function, or appropriate exponents.
Italicize Roman symbols for quantities and variables, but not Greek
symbols. Use an dash (–) rather than a hyphen for a minus sign. Use
parentheses to avoid ambiguities in denominators. Punctuate equations
with commas or periods when they are part of a sentence, as in
 C=a+b
(1)
Symbols in your equation should be defined before the equation appears
or immediately following. Use “Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),” while citing.

Figures and Tables:

All illustrations must be supplied at the correct resolution:
* Black and white and colour photos - 300 dpi
* Graphs, drawings, etc - 800 dpi preferred; 600 dpi minimum
* Combinations of photos and drawings (black and white and color) -
500 dpi

Table captions should be written in the same format as figure captions;

for example, “Table 1. Appearance styles.”. Tables should be referenced in
the text unabbreviated as “Table 1.”

References:
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in
the reference list (and viceversa). Any references cited in the abstract
must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications
are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the
text. Citation of a reference as “in press” implies that the item has been
accepted for publication. Number citations consecutively in square
brackets [1]. Punctuation follows the bracket [2]. Refer simply to the
reference number, as in [3]. Use “Ref. [3]” or Reference [3]” at the
beginning of a sentence: “Reference [3] was …”. Give all authors’ names;
use “et al.” if there are six authors or more. For papers published in
translated journals, first give the English citation, then the original foreign-
language citation.

Books
[1] J. Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, 3rd
ed., vol. 2. Oxford:Clarendon Press, 1892, pp.68-73.

Journals
 [2] Y. Yorozu, M. Hirano, K. Oka, and Y. Tagawa, “Electron
spectroscopy studies on magneto-optical media and plastic
substrate interface”, IEEE Transl. J. Magn. Japan, vol. 2, pp.
740-741, August 1987.
Conferences
[3] I. Çolak, E. Kabalci, R. Bayindir, and S. Sagiroglu, “The design
and analysis of a 5-level cascaded voltage source inverter with
low THD”, 2nd PowerEng Conference, Lisbon, pp. 575-580, 18-
20 March 2009.

Reports
[4] IEEE Standard 519-1992, Recommended practices and
requirements for harmonic control in electrical power systems,
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1993.

Text Layout for Accepted Papers:

A4 page margins should be margins: top = 24 mm, bottom = 24 mm,
side = 15 mm. Main text should be given in two column. The column width
is 87mm (3.425 in). The space between the two columns is 6 mm (0.236
in). Paragraph indentation is 3.5 mm (0.137 in). Follow the type sizes
specified in Table. Position figures and tables at the tops and bottoms of
columns. Avoid placing them in the middle of columns. Large figures and
tables may span across both columns. Figure captions should be centred
below the figures; table captions should be centred above. Avoid placing
figures and tables before their first mention in the text. Use the
abbreviation “Fig. 1,” even at the beginning of a sentence.

Type Appearance
size
(pts.) Regular Bold Italic

10 Authors’ affiliations, Section titles, Abstract

references, tables, table names, first
letters in table captions,figure
captions, footnotes, text subscripts,
and superscripts

12 Main text, equations, Authors’ Subheading

names, a (1.1.)
 24 Paper title

Submission checklist:
It is hoped that this list will be useful during the final checking of an
article prior to sending it to the journal's Editor for review. Please consult
this Guide for Authors for further details of any item. Ensure that the
following items are present:
 One Author designated as corresponding Author:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
• Telephone and fax numbers

 All necessary files have been uploaded

• Keywords: a minimum of 4
• All figure captions (supplied in a separate document)
• All tables (including title, description, footnotes, supplied in a
separate document)
 Further considerations
• Manuscript has been "spellchecked" and "grammar-checked"
• References are in the correct format for this journal
• All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text,
and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from
other sources (including the Web)
• Color figures are clearly marked as being intended for color
reproduction on the Web (free of charge) and in print or to be
reproduced in color on the Web (free of charge) and in black-and-
white in print