Journal profile · Materials Science
ACS Applied Engineering Materials
ISSN 2771-9545 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Founded 2022
ACS Applied Engineering Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 3.5 (journal website); transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 68 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); 413 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Applied Engineering Materials is published by American Chemical Society and is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, together about 23.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Applied Engineering Materials covers materials science applications at the intersection of engineering, physics, and chemistry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Xing Yi LingPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering9%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy7.3%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy6.8%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science6.3%
- Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityMaterials Science5%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering4.8%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science4.4%
- Covalent Organic Framework ApplicationsMaterials Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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 (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 249OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 385LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,504 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 445 | 80 | 224 |
| 2025 | 413 | 70 | 1,497 |
| 2024 | 287 | 66 | 2,313 |
| 2023 | 299 | 72 | 2,764 |
| 2022 | 60 | 11 | 724 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 84 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 77 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (60 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
- Founded
- 2022
- ISSN
- 2771-9545
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Applied Engineering Materials
What CAS zone is ACS Applied Engineering Materials in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Applied Engineering Materials?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at ACS Applied Engineering Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 50–84 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 Engineering Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Applied Engineering Materials is indexed in ESCI.
Is ACS Applied Engineering Materials open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Applied Engineering 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .