該雜志由ERC出版，并經(jīng)南非教育部認可為大學(xué)補貼用途，主要提供在南非或與南非有關(guān)的能源研究和發(fā)展的技術(shù)、經(jīng)濟、政策、環(huán)境和社會方面的論文。它在環(huán)境文摘、南非期刊索引和Nexus數(shù)據(jù)庫系統(tǒng)中進行了抽象和索引。JESA也被納入了湯森路透擴大的科學(xué)引文索引，從第19卷第1期開始報道。它也在南非科學(xué)院管理的科學(xué)電子圖書館在線SA平臺上。從第26卷第1期開始，JESA只以電子方式出版，自出版之日起免費提供。

The Journal, published by ERC and accredited by the South African Department of Education for university subsidy purposes, offers mostly papers covering the technical, economic, policy, environmental and social aspects of energy research and development carried out in, or relevant to, South Africa. It is abstracted and indexed in Environment Abstract, Index to South African Periodicals, and the Nexus Database System. JESA has also been selected into the Science Citation Index Expanded by Thomson Reuters, and coverage begins from Volume 19 No 1. It is also on the Scientific Electronic Library Online SA platform managed by the Academy of Science of South Africa.As from Volume 26 Number 1, JESA is only published electronically, and available freely from the time of publication.