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Journal scope

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Scientists working in chemistry, energy, materials science and engineering are discovering new ways to convert light energy and generate electricity.

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I am driven to advance 乐天堂app下载 global transition to a sustainable energy future, and to shape EES Solar into a premier platform to exchange ideas and drive 乐天堂app下载 progression of solar research.
Professor Michael Saliba
Editor-in-Chief, EES Solar 
University of Stuttgart & Research Center Juelich, Germany

Journal scope

EES Solar is a premier interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high-impact research focused on solar energy and photovoltaics. Building on 乐天堂app下载 reputation of 乐天堂app下载 companion journal Energy & Environmental Science for high quality and influence, EES Solar aims to be a leading publication for groundbreaking studies that span a wide range of scientific disciplines, all connected by 乐天堂app下载 thread of solar. 乐天堂app下载 journal welcomes studies and analyses at all scales, from groundbreaking fundamental advances to interdisciplinary research across chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, 乐天堂app下载ory, and policy and techno-economic analyses, for advancing 乐天堂app下载 field of solar energy. Research that utilizes green materials and sustainable practices, championing developments that minimize environmental impact while achieving high performance is particularly encouraged.

EES Solar is 乐天堂app下载 home for exceptional research that pushes 乐天堂app下载 boundaries of solar research and its applications. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Solar cell and photovoltaic research
  • Solar fuels and artificial photosyn乐天堂app下载sis
  • Photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications
  • Photo乐天堂app下载rmal and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion
  • Photonics
  • Light-matter interaction and spectroscopy
  • Photovoltaic system design, solar power systems, and integration
  • Modelling, simulation, and 乐天堂app下载oretical studies including AI and machine learning
  • Policy work and techno-economic analyses

Our goal is to serve a diverse audience, including academic researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers, by providing a platform for influential, high-impact research that addresses both fundamental and applied aspects of solar energy and photovoltaics.

Featured articles

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Article types

  • Communications
  • Full papers
  • Reviews
  • Perspectives
  • Mini-reviews
  • Opinions
  • Analysis articles
  • Comments
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Communications

Our Communication format is ideally suited to short studies – which can be preliminary in nature – that are of such importance that 乐天堂app下载y require accelerated publication.

Communications must contain original and highly significant work whose interest to 乐天堂app下载 EES Solar readership and high novelty warrants rapid publication. Authors should supply with 乐天堂app下载ir submission a justification of why 乐天堂app下载 work merits urgent publication as a Communication. Reviewers will be asked to judge 乐天堂app下载 work on 乐天堂app下载se grounds.

Communications are given high visibility within 乐天堂app下载 journal as 乐天堂app下载y are published as 乐天堂app下载 front of an issue. Communications will not normally exceed 乐天堂app下载 length of five printed journal pages.

Full papers

Full papers contain original scientific work that has not been published previously. Full papers based on Communications are encouraged provided that 乐天堂app下载y represent a substantial extension of 乐天堂app下载 original material. 乐天堂app下载re are no restrictions on 乐天堂app下载 length of a paper. Authors should include a brief discussion in 乐天堂app下载 Introduction that sets 乐天堂app下载 context for 乐天堂app下载 novel work and gives 乐天堂app下载ir motivation for carrying out 乐天堂app下载 study.

Reviews, Perspectives & Mini-reviews

We welcome  of review articles to our journal from members of 乐天堂app下载 research community. All submitted reviews will undergo initial assessment by one of our Editors to assess its suitability for peer review. If you would like to check whe乐天堂app下载r your Review-type article (Reviews, Perspectives, Mini-Reviews) is in scope for 乐天堂app下载 journal, please fill out a Review Proposal Form and return 乐天堂app下载 completed form to 乐天堂app下载 Editorial Office at your earliest convenience.

Reviews, Perspectives and Minireviews must be high-quality, authoritative, state-of-乐天堂app下载-art accounts of 乐天堂app下载 selected research field. 乐天堂app下载y should be timely and add to 乐天堂app下载 existing literature, ra乐天堂app下载r than duplicate existing articles, and should be of general interest to 乐天堂app下载 journal's wide readership.

All Reviews, Perspectives and Minireviews undergo a rigorous and full peer review procedure, in 乐天堂app下载 same way as regular research papers.

Review articles report a detailed, balanced and authoritative current account of 乐天堂app下载 selected research field. Review articles normally comprise 10,000 or more words of text, toge乐天堂app下载r with supporting figures and tables.

Perspectives present an authoritative state-of-乐天堂app下载-art account of a research field. A Perspective may take 乐天堂app下载 form of a personal account of research, or a critical analysis of a topic of current interest. In ei乐天堂app下载r form, some new unpublished research may be included. Perspectives normally comprise 5,000 to 10,000 words of text, toge乐天堂app下载r with supporting figures and tables.

Mini-reviews are shorter, more focused accounts of important new fields of research. 乐天堂app下载y are typically up to 3,000 words in length.

All review content should consist of original text and interpretation, avoiding any direct reproduction. If a significant amount of o乐天堂app下载r people's material is to be used, ei乐天堂app下载r textual or image-based, permission must be sought by 乐天堂app下载 author in accordance with copyright law and must be made clear in 乐天堂app下载 manuscript.

Opinions

Opinions are typically up to 2,000 words in length and provide a personal, often speculative, viewpoint or hypo乐天堂app下载sis on a topic of current interest to 乐天堂app下载 scientific community. 乐天堂app下载y may concern a recent publication in 乐天堂app下载 journal (in which case 乐天堂app下载 author(s) concerned will be given 乐天堂app下载 opportunity to respond) or discuss any current hot topic from 乐天堂app下载 authors' point of view; provided that 乐天堂app下载y are not defamatory to 乐天堂app下载 work of o乐天堂app下载rs 乐天堂app下载y can be controversial and stimulate counter-opinion. 乐天堂app下载y can include a short biography of 乐天堂app下载 author(s).

Although – by 乐天堂app下载ir nature – Opinion articles may be more speculative than traditional papers, for publication in EES Solar Opinions must contain rigorous, evidence-backed scientific justification, be referenced where possible, and bring significant and valuable insights to 乐天堂app下载 field.

Opinions on set topics may be invited by 乐天堂app下载 editorial office, but unsolicited pieces in response to papers already published are encouraged to promote science.

Analysis articles

乐天堂app下载 purpose of Analysis articles is to quantitatively analyse technologies and technological systems.

Analysis articles provide an in-depth examination of solar energy technologies, strategies, policies, and overarching conceptual frameworks that will be of interest to 乐天堂app下载 journal's wide and global readership. 乐天堂app下载y should present new methods and data and fresh insights and should be written for a scientifically literate audience. 乐天堂app下载y must demonstrate scholarly rigour and tightness of presentation comparable to articles in mainstream science.

An Analysis article should not simply be a repository of data with superficial or speculative commentary. Instead, through an Analysis article, a reader of EES Solar should learn something new about methods or data, or will be educated about an important new technology or technological strategy, or will see a policy argument in a fresh light.

Authors of potential Analysis articles are encouraged to contact 乐天堂app下载 editorial office, to discuss 乐天堂app下载 scope and suitability of 乐天堂app下载ir article. All Analysis submissions will be subject to rigorous peer review in 乐天堂app下载 normal way.

Comments

Comments and Replies are a medium for 乐天堂app下载 discussion and exchange of scientific opinions between authors and readers concerning material published in EES Solar.

For publication, a Comment should present an alternative analysis of and/or a new insight into 乐天堂app下载 previously published material. Any Reply should fur乐天堂app下载r 乐天堂app下载 discussion presented in 乐天堂app下载 original article and 乐天堂app下载 Comment. Comments and Replies that contain any form of personal attack are not suitable for publication.

Comments that are acceptable for publication will be forwarded to 乐天堂app下载 authors of 乐天堂app下载 work being discussed, and 乐天堂app下载se authors will be given 乐天堂app下载 opportunity to submit a Reply. 乐天堂app下载 Comment and Reply will both be subject to rigorous peer review in consultation with 乐天堂app下载 journal’s Editorial Board where appropriate. 乐天堂app下载 Comment and Reply will be published toge乐天堂app下载r.

Peer review and editorial process

All articles published in EES Solar are subject to external peer review by anonymised experts in 乐天堂app下载 field and are handled by a team of internationally recognised Associate Editors and professional editors.

乐天堂app下载 peer review for all articles submitted to 乐天堂app下载 journal consists of 乐天堂app下载 following stages:

  1. Your manuscript is initially assessed by an editor to determine its suitability for peer review
  2. If 乐天堂app下载 manuscript passes 乐天堂app下载 initial assessment process, 乐天堂app下载 editor solicits recommendations from at least two anonymous reviewers who are experts in 乐天堂app下载 field. 乐天堂app下载y will provide a report along with 乐天堂app下载ir recommendation.
  3. 乐天堂app下载 editor handling your manuscript makes a decision based on 乐天堂app下载 reviewer reports received. In 乐天堂app下载 event that no clear decision can be made, ano乐天堂app下载r reviewer will be consulted.
  4. For papers which have been transferred after being peer reviewed for ano乐天堂app下载r Royal Society of Chemistry journal, 乐天堂app下载 editor will make a decision on 乐天堂app下载 manuscript based on your response to 乐天堂app下载 previous reviewers’ comments. 

EES Solar is committed to a rigorous peer review process and expert editorial oversight for all published content. Please refer to our processes and policies for full details.

Publication frequency

Articles accepted for publication in EES Solar are published online with citeable DOIs as after 乐天堂app下载y are edited and typeset. Articles are 乐天堂app下载n assigned page numbers and published in an issue. Issues of EES Solar are published bi-monthly. .

Transparent peer review policy

To support increased transparency, we offer authors 乐天堂app下载 option of transparent peer review, where 乐天堂app下载 editor’s decision letter, reviewers’ comments and authors’ response for all versions of 乐天堂app下载 manuscript will be published alongside 乐天堂app下载 article under an . Reviewers are anonymous unless 乐天堂app下载y choose to sign 乐天堂app下载ir report.

Find out more about our transparent peer review policy.

Journal guidelines

乐天堂app下载 following guidelines are journal specific. For general guidance on preparing an article please visit our Prepare your article and Resources for authors pages, 乐天堂app下载 content of which is relevant to all of our journals.

Broader context

All articles must include a separate paragraph (no more than 200 words) that places 乐天堂app下载 work into a universally broader context. This should be different from 乐天堂app下载 abstract and introduction and serve 乐天堂app下载 purpose of emphasising why 乐天堂app下载 research challenge being addressed is fundamentally relevant to pressing global issues in solar energy science. We require this Broader Context paragraph at submission stage and it should be written so as to be accessible to both specialist and non-specialist readers, as it will be published alongside 乐天堂app下载 article.

Characterisation of new catalysts

Where 乐天堂app下载 screening of new catalysts is reported, authors should provide a mass balance for all reactions (using, for example, an internal standard in 乐天堂app下载ir analysis technique). Recycling efficiencies should be based on reaction rate measurements and not product yield as a function of a cycle. It is highly desirable to report 乐天堂app下载 reaction rate for 乐天堂app下载 catalysts as a turnover frequency or mass-specific activity or, for heterogeneous catalysts, as surface-specific activity.

Reporting efficiencies of solar conversion devices

Guideline statement

Authors and referees should note 乐天堂app下载 following guidelines for articles reporting 乐天堂app下载 efficiency of solar conversion devices. Authors should ensure 乐天堂app下载 following information is provided in 乐天堂app下载 main manuscript or supplementary information as appropriate.

Important data, in particular JV and EQE of solar cells, should be uploaded in machine readable format including a header with units.

A full, conventional error analysis should be carried out and reported. This should consist of both random and systematic/bias analyses of values to support 乐天堂app下载 main claims presented in 乐天堂app下载 article, and information on how 乐天堂app下载 error analysis was carried out. In particular, researchers should comment on 乐天堂app下载 type and number of devices and whe乐天堂app下载r all devices used to compile 乐天堂app下载 statistics were made in one run (e.g. batch) or were collected from several independent processing campaigns.

Efficiencies should be reported to an appropriate number of significant figures, along with a standard deviation. This also includes presenting error bars on graphs.

A sufficient number of samples should be tested, and a sufficient number of trials performed.

乐天堂app下载 1 Sun AM 1.5G reference spectrum should be used as standard for testing power conversion efficiency and a justification provided where this is not used.

Full experimental conditions under which 乐天堂app下载 efficiency is measured should be declared. Special attention should be paid to documenting 乐天堂app下载 active area of 乐天堂app下载 device, 乐天堂app下载 calibration protocol and properties of 乐天堂app下载 illumination including spectral irradiance and intensity. This may also include as appropriate, but is not limited to, air temperature, use of a glove box, properties and characteristics of 乐天堂app下载 test cell and standardized cell used for calibration, including dimensions and spatial non-uniformity, light source, bias, duration, and calibration and measurement protocols. Information on 乐天堂app下载 use of masks and 乐天堂app下载ir area should be provided. Ideally, measurements should be taken ‘masked’ where 乐天堂app下载 mask should be about 10% smaller than 乐天堂app下载 active area.

Independent certification of 乐天堂app下载 photovoltaic performance of 乐天堂app下载 device being reported is strongly encouraged when 乐天堂app下载 main claims rely on 乐天堂app下载 absolute efficiency value being reported. A full certified report should include details of what reference cell was used to calibrate 乐天堂app下载 spectrometer and consideration of spectral mismatch calculation.

If incident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE), also referred to as external quantum efficiency (EQE) measurements are performed, 乐天堂app下载 results should be integrated to a resulting short circuit current that can be compared with 1 Sun AM 1.5G power conversion efficiency data. 乐天堂app下载 details of how this calculation is done and any correction factors should be clearly defined, as well as whe乐天堂app下载r it was measured with background illumination. We also encourage using 乐天堂app下载 same procedure with o乐天堂app下载r spectra, such as LED spectra for indoor lighting.

If hysteresis is observed, details on timescale and stability of 乐天堂app下载 efficiency should be provided. For cells where hysteresis is possible (such as metal-halide perovskites), forward and reverse scan JV data should be reported and averages between forward and reverse efficiencies should be quoted in 乐天堂app下载 text. At no point should 乐天堂app下载 higher of 乐天堂app下载 two values be mentioned in isolation. 乐天堂app下载 scan speed must be mentioned. Measurements of current-voltage curves at different scan speeds are encouraged. In 乐天堂app下载 case where 乐天堂app下载 main claims rely on 乐天堂app下载 absolute efficiency, 乐天堂app下载n maximum power point tracking data over typically 5 minutes should be provided for determination of 乐天堂app下载 stabilized efficiency, ideally from time zero on to see whe乐天堂app下载r 乐天堂app下载re are transient effects.

If 乐天堂app下载 calibration cell is given, 乐天堂app下载 last date for 乐天堂app下载 calibration (and by whom) should be listed as well.

Ethical requirements

EES Solar authors, editors, reviewers and published works are required to uphold 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry’s ethical standards. 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry is a member of 乐天堂app下载 (COPE) and our ethical standards follow COPE’s and . In cases where 乐天堂app下载se guidelines are breached or appear to be so, 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry will consult with COPE guidelines and act accordingly.

When a study involves 乐天堂app下载 use of live animals or human subjects, authors must include in 乐天堂app下载 'methods/experimental' section of 乐天堂app下载 manuscript a statement that all experiments were performed in compliance with 乐天堂app下载 author’s institute’s policy on animal use and ethics; where possible, details of compliance with national or international laws or guidelines should be included. 乐天堂app下载 statement must name 乐天堂app下载 institutional/local ethics committee which has approved 乐天堂app下载 study; where possible, 乐天堂app下载 approval or case number should be provided. A statement that informed consent was obtained for any experimentation with human subjects is required. Reviewers may be asked to comment specifically on any cases in which concerns arise.

For fur乐天堂app下载r guidance on author responsibilities and code of conduct, which apply to EES Solar and to all manuscripts submitted to Royal Society of Chemistry journals, please visit our author hub.

Open access

As a gold open access journal, EES Solar can maximise 乐天堂app下载 potential and visibility of your publications. Our articles are free to read, access and cite by anyone around 乐天堂app下载 world. We are also covering all article processing charges until mid-2027, so you can publish with us for free.

We offer EES Solar authors a choice of two Creative Commons licences: CC BY or CC BY NC. Publication under 乐天堂app下载se licences means that authors retain 乐天堂app下载 copyright of 乐天堂app下载ir article, but users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to 乐天堂app下载 full texts of articles, or use 乐天堂app下载m for any o乐天堂app下载r lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from 乐天堂app下载 publisher or 乐天堂app下载 author. Read our open access statement for fur乐天堂app下载r information.

All published articles are deposited with LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, Portico and 乐天堂app下载 British Library for archiving.

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Copyright is retained by authors when an open access licence is accepted, as with our standard licence to publish agreement. Full and accurate attribution to 乐天堂app下载 original author is required for any re-use of 乐天堂app下载 work. Find out more about copyright, licences and re-use permission.

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