Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC-OPTICS
Light & Engineering
ISSN 0236-2945 · eISSN 2541-9935 · Znack Publishing House · Russian Federation · Quarterly
Light & Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.29; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 83 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Light & Engineering is published by Znack Publishing House 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 Impact of Light on Environment and Health, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, together about 41.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Our magazine develops comprehensive communication within the lighting community, providing opportunities for discussion and free expression of opinions of specialists of different profiles; contributes to the convergence of science and engineering practice, the search for opportunities for the application of research results in lighting and technological applications of light; keeps the scientific community up to date with the latest advances in the theory of the light field, providing readers with operational professional information; initiates international cooperation, promotes and distributes the results of Russian authors in the international professional community; provides equal opportunities for authors from different regions of Russia and other countries. The journal publishes articles in the following areas: visual and non-visual effects of radiation on humans; light field theory; photometry and colorimetry; sources of light; ballasts; light devices, their design and production technology; lighting and irradiation installation; light signaling; methods of mathematical modeling of light devices and installations; problems of energy saving in lighting, installation and operation of lighting installations; modern production technologies of lighting products for lighting control systems; innovative design solutions; innovations in lighting and lighting design; the study of the effect on plants and animals, problems of using light in medicine; problems of disinfection of premises, water and smell elimination with the help of technology of UV radiation using; problems of light in the ocean and space.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC-OPTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Impact of Light on Environment and HealthEnvironmental Science26.2%
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering10.8%
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering4.6%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering4.6%
- Color perception and designPsychology4.6%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience3.1%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering3.1%
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | 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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | 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
- 0.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 75%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Znack Publishing House
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0236-2945
- Electronic ISSN
- 2541-9935
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Light & Engineering
What CAS zone is Light & Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Light & Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Optics. 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 Light & Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.29; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at Light & Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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 Light & Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Light & Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Light & Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Light & Engineering 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; 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: .