Journal profile · Optics

International Journal of Photoenergy

ISSN 1110-662X · eISSN 1687-529X · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA · Quarterly

International Journal of Photoenergy: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.36; fully open access; APC about USD 2,380; median 178 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor4.36Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Engineering
Review time178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 44 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
APCUSD 2,380Fully open access
AcceptanceEasyCommunity average
Articles per year222025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

International Journal of Photoenergy is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells and Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques, together about 37.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

International Journal of Photoenergy is an open access journal focused on all areas of photoenergy, including photochemistry and solar energy utilization.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Optics

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy14.2%
  2. TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsEnergy13.4%
  3. Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy9.8%
  4. Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy6.6%
  5. Solar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsComputer Science5.9%
  6. solar cell performance optimizationEngineering5%
  7. Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science4.2%
  8. Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesEngineering3.8%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 4
MinorEnergy & FuelsZone 4
MinorOpticsZone 4
MinorPhysics, Atomic, Molecular & ChemicalZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 4
MinorChemistry, PhysicalZone 4
MinorEnergy & FuelsZone 4
MinorOpticsZone 4
MinorPhysics, Atomic, Molecular & ChemicalZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 4
MinorChemistry, PhysicalZone 4
MinorEnergy & FuelsZone 4
MinorOpticsZone 4
MinorPhysics, Atomic, Molecular & ChemicalZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.

Metrics

Impact metrics and publication volume

Impact

Impact factor
4.36LetPub ·
Impact factor (publisher)
4.5Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
10.6LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
10.6Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.57LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.9LetPub ·
h-index
42LetPub ·
h-index
88OpenAlex ·
i10-index
1,434OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
3.49OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
2.2%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
19LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,496 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026282818
2025222252
20242020174
20234343602
20221371372,081
20211291292,365

Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.

Review & acceptance

Review time and acceptance

Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to

178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 276 days

Acceptance to online
median 31 days (44 articles)
Submission to online
median 208 days
Sample
44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (48 in the window); the latest was accepted on

Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)
about 3 monthsLetPub ·
Average acceptance (community reports)
EasyLetPub ·
Acceptance rate (publisher)
24%Publisher website ·
Submission to first decision
45 daysPublisher website ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
Peer review
Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.

Fees & open access

APC and open-access policy

Fully open accessDOAJ

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJUSD 2,380 / GBP 1,590 / EUR 1,880YesCC BY
OpenAlexUSD 2,160 / EUR 1,880 / GBP 1,590——
LetPubUSD 2,000Yes—
Publisher websiteYes, amount not published——

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Submission

Article types and submission policies (journal website)

What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
≤ 300 words
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted7
  1. original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  2. research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  3. research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
  4. reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  5. review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  6. reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
  7. systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Authorship Title and authorship information

The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Data availability Data availability

Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Copyright and permissions

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access

Authors retain copyright; open access under CC BY. Model summary

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Peer review

Single-anonymized peer review model for applicable article types. Model summary

The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Plagiarism

Uses iThenticate CrossCheck for plagiarism detection. Model summary

This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Preprints Preprints

Preprint articles accepted; not considered to compromise novelty. Model summary

The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines

Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…

Source ↗Publisher website ·

Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Country or region
USA
Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
ISSN
1110-662X
Electronic ISSN
1687-529X
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Photoenergy

What CAS zone is International Journal of Photoenergy in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Photoenergy is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Optics / Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Photoenergy?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.36; CiteScore 10.6, h-index 88.

How long does peer review take at International Journal of Photoenergy?

Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 178 days (interquartile range 118–276 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.

Which databases index International Journal of Photoenergy?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Photoenergy is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is International Journal of Photoenergy open access, and what is the APC?

International Journal of Photoenergy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,380.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .