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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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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.575

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.244

Total Worksi

237

Total Citationsi

1,541

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

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 .

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications237

Publisher OrgSolarLits

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

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?

WoS, 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

Citations received

241

2019

289

2020

296

2021

161

2022

124

2023

104

2024

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 (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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Daylighting

Is Journal of Daylighting a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Daylighting: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Daylighting?

Journal of Daylighting 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 1.75.

Is Journal of Daylighting indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Daylighting is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Daylighting?

How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Daylighting?

Journal of Daylighting is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.