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Solar Energy Advances

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2021

ISSN2667-1131

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.843

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.149

Total Worksi

135

Total Citationsi

1,167

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Energy Engineering and Power Technology; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications135

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2667-1131

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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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

218

2021

428

2022

163

2023

297

2024

171

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

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)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 OptimizationIntegrated Energy Systems Optimizationsolar cell performance optimizationPhotovoltaic Systems and SustainabilityUrban Heat Island MitigationEnergy Load and Power ForecastingGeothermal Energy Systems and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Solar Energy Advances

Is Solar Energy Advances a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Solar Energy Advances: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Solar Energy Advances?

Solar Energy Advances is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.843.

Is Solar Energy Advances indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Solar Energy Advances is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Solar Energy Advances?