Author Guidelines

Scope and article types

Solar Cell Insights publishes high-quality experimental, theoretical, and computational research across all areas of solar cell science. The journal welcomes original research articles, short communications, methods papers, and technical reports.

The journal explicitly encourages submissions reporting negative, null, or non-optimised results, provided the work is scientifically rigorous, well-controlled, and clearly analysed.

Scientific standards

All submitted manuscripts must demonstrate:

• Clear research motivation and context
• Sound experimental or theoretical methodology
• Appropriate controls and reproducibility
• Quantitative analysis supported by data
• Conclusions consistent with the presented evidence

Ethical and transparency requirements

Authors must:

• Declare that the work is original and not under consideration elsewhere
• Properly cite all relevant prior work
• Clearly describe materials, device fabrication, measurement conditions, and data analysis procedures
• Disclose any potential conflicts of interest

Where applicable, authors are strongly encouraged to provide raw data, supporting datasets, or analysis scripts as supplementary material.

Manuscript preparation

Language: English (clear, concise, and technical). Format: single-column, standard scientific structure. Length: no strict limit; clarity and completeness are prioritised.

Recommended structure: Abstract, Introduction, Experimental / Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, References. Figures and tables must be clearly labelled, high quality, and referenced in the text.

References

Authors should ensure that references are accurate, complete, and formatted consistently. Any standard scientific citation style is acceptable at submission; final formatting will be applied after acceptance.

Peer review

All manuscripts undergo peer review by experts in the relevant field, with emphasis on methodological soundness, data interpretation and scientific clarity. Manuscripts are not rejected solely due to negative results or modest device performance. See the full Peer Review Policy.

Open access and publication

Solar Cell Insights is an open-access journal. Details regarding article processing charges (APCs), waivers, or introductory free publication periods are given on the Article Processing Charges page.

Submission process

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically via the journal's submission system. All submissions must include:

• A cover letter briefly describing the contribution
• The full manuscript
• Any supplementary material

Contact

For questions regarding submissions, scope, or editorial policy, authors may contact the editorial office via the Contact page.