[1] Authors pay article processing charges, but do not retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

[6] In 2024, Energy Reports retracted two articles by Nicholas Zafetti[7][8] due to authorship manipulation and the fact that Zafetti's claimed affiliation, Clemson University, stated that "The records of the university do not support a relationship between Clemson University and Nicholas Zafetti as a student, faculty, or visiting scholar."

[9] At nearly the same time, an article by Dragan Rodriguez, allegedly of Case Western Reserve University, was retracted for similar reasons.

[10][11] Two other articles by Rodriguez in Energy Reports remain without amendment as of February 2025.

[12][13] Another article was retracted from Energy Reports partly because one of the authors stated an affiliation to a fictitious company.