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ABOUT THIS JOURNAL
Journal of Daylighting is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to investigations of daylighting in buildings. It is the leading journal that publishes original research on all aspects of Energy, Buildings, and Lighting.
Time to Publication: 70 days
Frequency: Bi-annual (2 issues/year) – articles are published continuously throughout the year
Indexed: Web of Science, ESCI, Scopus, DOAJ, and other databases
Article Publishing Charge (APC): No publication fees are charged to authors, and articles are published as Open Access.
NEWEST ARTICLES
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Window-to-Wall Ratio (WWR) influences building energy and daylight performance, yet its implications depend on both façade orientation and geometry. In rapidly urbanizing regions lacking energy regula...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 363-377
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Efficiently providing visual comfort and thermal performance in office buildings is critical for occupant well-being and environmental sustainability. Dynamic façade systems play a key role in regulat...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 347-362
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Daylight has a direct impact on patient comfort and building energy consumption in healthcare facilities. It is essential to design healthcare facilities using strategies that prioritise individual he...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 333-346
RESEARCH ARTICLE
This study optimizes horizontal shading devices for south-facing office façades in Kathmandu to balance daylight, energy, and visual comfort under current and future climates. From 210 simulations var...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 315-332
LATEST ISSUES
Volume 13, Issue 1
June 2026
Volume 12, Issue 2
December 2025
Volume 12, Issue 1
June 2025
Volume 11, Issue 2
December 2024
FEATURED ARTICLES
REVIEW ARTICLE
With the growing urgency to reduce carbon emissions in the built environment, enhancing daylight availability in historic buildings has become a critical and challenging task due to the required balan...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 57-75
REVIEW ARTICLE
Outdoor urban spaces are essential to residents’ well-being, yet their thermal comfort is increasingly compromised by urbanization and climate change. Although urban morphology has been widely studied...
Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 468-490
RESEARCH ARTICLE
The re-functioning of historical buildings frequently necessitates new additions. This is particularly relevant for historical buildings with open courtyards, where interventions often involve the ins...
Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 506-519
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Balconies function as essential shading elements within the building envelope, playing a critical role in regulating occupant comfort and energy efficiency. Despite their importance, balconies are oft...
Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 375-396
