Solar Energy Advances

Aims & Scope

Solar Energy Advances, an official journal of the International Solar Energy Society®, is an international multi-disciplinary journal with a focus on a broad range of themes relevant to solar energy technology, systems, policy, applications, and its impact on sustainable development, climate change, resilience, circular economy, and social justice.

ISES is an UN-accredited membership-based NGO founded in 1954.

For over 60 years, ISES members from more than 100 countries have undertaken the product research and development that has helped the renewable energy industry to grow.

ISES serves as a center for information on research and development in solar energy through its publications and key activities such as annual technical conferences, a free webinar series and dedicated student programmes.

The ISES vision statement is: 100% renewable energy for everyone used wisely and efficiently.

The journal covers research on integrated solar energy systems and their applications, optimised solar energy solutions and energy storage, hybrid energy systems including mini- and micro-power systems.

Moreover, the Journal welcomes articles related to research and development in direct and indirect solar energy utilization, with special focus on new materials and technologies to improve the efficiency of applications, solar energy integration in buildings and urban environment, and integration with smart electricity and thermal grids and microgrids, district heating and cooling grids.

Aspects of solar energy measurements, assessments, monitoring protocols, sensors, smart operation and controls, solar energy data analytics, artificial intelligence in solar energy systems and forecasting are included.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Energy and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Energy and Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,750.00 USD. Learn more.

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