Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical

JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

ISSN 0199-6231 · eISSN 1528-8986 · American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly

JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; subscription journal; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor2.27Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Engineering

Review timeabout 6 monthsCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year562025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) 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 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques and Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics, together about 39.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Solar Energy Engineering - Including Wind Energy and Building Energy Conservation - publishes research papers that contain original work of permanent interest in all areas of solar energy, wind energy, and energy conservation, as well as discussions of policy and regulatory issues that affect renewable energy technologies and their implementation. Read more...

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical

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

Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy22%
Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy10.3%
Solar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsComputer Science6.8%
Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering5.8%
Wind Energy Research and DevelopmentEngineering5.1%
Solar-Powered Water Purification MethodsEnergy5.1%
solar cell performance optimizationEngineering4.7%
Adsorption and Cooling SystemsEngineering4.3%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 4
Minor	Energy & Fuels	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Mechanical	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 4
Minor	Energy & Fuels	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Mechanical	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 4
Minor	Energy & Fuels	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Mechanical	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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: 2.27LetPub · 2026-09-13
Impact factor (publisher): 2.4Publisher website · 2026-10-01
CiteScore 2026-06: 5.4LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.48LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.75LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 71LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 117OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 1,773OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 2.72OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 20.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 3.23%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 74LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,251 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	43	5	15
2025	56	10	131
2024	71	10	316
2023	65	9	394
2022	97	12	885
2021	69	3	742

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

Average review time (community reports): about 6 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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

Subscription journalLetPub

A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.

No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.

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)

Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access

Open access ASME Open Access: Publish Open Access in any of ASME’s journals. ASME offers an Institutional Open Access model allowing researchers to publish OA with a reduced or waived publishing charge. Contact your Sales Representative or ask your Engineering Department Head about ASME Institutional Open Access.
Source ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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: American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Quarterly
ISSN: 0199-6231
Electronic ISSN: 1528-8986
Latest issue on the website: Volume 148, Issue 6 (December 2026)
Official links: Journal homepage ↗LetPub
Special issues ↗Publisher website

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Engineering, Mechanical. 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 JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 117.

How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME?

Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME open access, and what is the APC?

JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: 2026-10-01.