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Journal of Daylighting

Solarlits · Pakistan · Est. 2014

ISSN2383-8701eISSN2383-8701

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.545

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.244

Total Works

237

Total Citations

1,541

2yr Mean Citedness

1.75

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Aims & Scope

Journal of Daylighting is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to investigations of daylighting in buildings. It is the leading journal that publishes original research on all aspects of Energy , buildings , and lighting .

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications237

Publisher OrgSolarLits

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Solarlits

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2383-8701 / 2383-8701

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ArchitectureConstruction & Building Technology

Scopus Categories

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationImpact of Light on Environment and HealthDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesUrban Heat Island MitigationHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringEngineering and Test SystemsArchitecture and Computational DesignEducational Environments and Student OutcomesUrban Green Space and Health