About the journal
Solar is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,000 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2673-9941
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,000 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 195
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.mdpi.com/journal/solar
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2022-11-20
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,000 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
195
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
209
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
22
i10-index
49
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2023-04-12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2022-11-20
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 97%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 91%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
Show all subjects (50)
- solar cell performance optimization
- solar cell performance optimization
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Microgrid Control and Optimization
- Microgrid Control and Optimization
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
- Solar Energy Systems and Technologies
- Solar Energy Systems and Technologies
- Energy Load and Power Forecasting
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Energy Load and Power Forecasting
- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Optimal Power Flow Distribution
- Islanding Detection in Power Systems
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Optimal Power Flow Distribution
- Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- photovoltaics (pv)
- power electronics for pv
- solar thermal systems
- solar and hybrid power plants
- economy of solar conversion systems
- photochemical conversion
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