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.
Quartile Ranking JCR: Q2
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Article Publishing Charge (APC): No publication fees are charged to authors, and articles are published as Open Access.
NEWEST ARTICLES
REVIEW ARTICLE
Daylight performance and visual comfort in educational buildings stem from the interplay between internal spatial configurations and external façade geometry, yet existing research often examines faça...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 378-409
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
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
Daylight performance and visual comfort in educational buildings stem from the interplay between internal spatial configurations and external façade geometry, yet existing research often examines faça...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 378-409
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
RESEARCH ARTICLE
This study examines the daylighting performance of a classroom with bilateral opening typology and an adjacent building on one side. The openings are located on the east and west sides of the classroo...
Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 235-251
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Evaluating the Impact of Lighting Conditions on Workers’ Safety and Health in Industrial Settings
Lighting is a key element of design that plays a significant role in affecting workers’ health and safety in industrial workspaces. Given the scarcity of scientific studies addressing visual environme...
Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 420-440
