Journal profile · Materials Science-Materials Chemistry
ACS Applied Energy Materials
ISSN 2574-0962 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2018
ACS Applied Energy Materials: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.51; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 66 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); 1,719 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Applied Energy Materials is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 3 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced battery technologies research, together about 33.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An interdisciplinary journal publishing research articles on materials engineering chemistry physics and biology relevant to energy applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Materials Chemistry
Editor-in-chief Xing Yi LingPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering13.8%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering11.6%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering8.2%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy8.1%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science7.5%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering6.1%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science5.4%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 5.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,652LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,955 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,080 | 217 | 622 |
| 2025 | 1,719 | 340 | 9,114 |
| 2024 | 1,205 | 264 | 13,680 |
| 2023 | 1,263 | 253 | 20,804 |
| 2022 | 1,604 | 243 | 35,142 |
| 2021 | 1,584 | 221 | 44,510 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
66 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 81 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 78 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (161 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2018
- ISSN
- 2574-0962
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 17 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Applied Energy Materials
What CAS zone is ACS Applied Energy Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Applied Energy Materials is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Energy & Fuels. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Applied Energy Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.51; CiteScore 9.2, h-index 127.
How long does peer review take at ACS Applied Energy Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 66 days (interquartile range 52–81 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACS Applied Energy Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Applied Energy Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACS Applied Energy Materials open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Applied Energy Materials is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .