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Journal of Solar Energy Engineering

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN1528-8986

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.483

H-Indexi

115

SNIPi

0.7

Total Worksi

3,225

Total Citationsi

83,831

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Energy & Fuels; Engineering, Mechanical; Energy Engineering and Power Technology; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,225

Publisher OrgASM International

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-8986

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.5k

2019

2020

739

2021

865

2022

385

2023

295

2024

126

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEngineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsPhotovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesSolar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationWind Energy Research and DevelopmentSolar-Powered Water Purification Methodssolar cell performance optimizationAdsorption and Cooling SystemsWind and Air Flow StudiesPhase Change Materials Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Solar Energy Engineering

Is Journal of Solar Energy Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Solar Energy Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Solar Energy Engineering?

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.10.

Is Journal of Solar Energy Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Solar Energy Engineering?