Journal profile · Energy & Fuels
PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS
ISSN 1062-7995 · eISSN 1099-159X · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 10.08; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,150; median 224 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 5%; 146 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies, solar cell performance optimization and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Energy & Fuels
Editor-in-chief Martin A. GreenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 11, Germany 6, Japan 3, Taiwan, China 2, France 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Silicon and Solar Cell TechnologiesEngineering14.4%
- solar cell performance optimizationEngineering12.9%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering10.6%
- Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy9%
- Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesEngineering8.7%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science5.6%
- Photovoltaic Systems and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Semiconductor materials and interfacesPhysics and Astronomy4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 10.08LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 18.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 18.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 18.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.09LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115LetPub ·
- h-index
- 171OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,099OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 50.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 108Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 480,892Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,678 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 97 | 48 | 142 |
| 2025 | 146 | 93 | 1,100 |
| 2024 | 125 | 87 | 2,167 |
| 2023 | 121 | 92 | 2,677 |
| 2022 | 148 | 80 | 3,979 |
| 2021 | 153 | 92 | 4,145 |
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
224 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 161 days – 259 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 245 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (254 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 5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 5%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 217 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,150 / EUR 4,270 / GBP 3,450 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If the Open Access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
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 and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1062-7995
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-159X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS
What CAS zone is PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS is in Zone 2 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Physics, Applied / Energy & Fuels. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.08; CiteScore 18.5, h-index 171.
How long does peer review take at PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 224 days (interquartile range 161–259 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 5%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Germany (6) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS open access, and what is the APC?
PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .