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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2021 (also 1998–2016, 1977–1996)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Journal of Light and Visual Environment
Journal of Light and Visual Environment is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan.
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ISSN 0387-8805Verify ISSN ↗1349-8398Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan
Scopus · Inactive
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Light and Visual Environment indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2021 (also 1998–2016, 1977–1996)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Light and Visual Environment?
Journal of Light and Visual Environment has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of Light and Visual Environment and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Light and Visual Environment is published by The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan. Its print ISSN is 0387-8805 and its online ISSN is 1349-8398.
Is Journal of Light and Visual Environment in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Light and Visual Environment open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Light and Visual Environment for 40 years, between 1977 and 2021, with 5 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2021, 5 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 767 works and 3,481 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2017, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2021, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of Light and Visual Environment? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Light and Visual Environment has an h-index of 25 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
25
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
98
i10-index
767
works indexed
3,481
total citations
Journal of Light and Visual Environment published 4 papers in 2017; its busiest recent year was 2008 with 68. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Light and Visual Environment? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2021
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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