Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ISSN 1944-8244 · eISSN 1944-8252 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 2009
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.84; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 73 days to acceptance (197 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 78%; 5,995 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 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 Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Conducting polymers and applications, together about 23.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is for chemists engineers physicists and biologists researching materials and interfacial processes for specific applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering8.4%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering7.8%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science7.5%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering6.9%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering5.6%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy4.8%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science4.7%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 7.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 169LetPub ·
- h-index
- 376OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54,261OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5,760LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 70,709 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4,143 | 710 | 3,644 |
| 2025 | 5,995 | 1,188 | 41,945 |
| 2024 | 6,544 | 1,263 | 100,215 |
| 2023 | 5,601 | 1,100 | 134,455 |
| 2022 | 5,545 | 870 | 188,072 |
| 2021 | 6,144 | 1,060 | 269,484 |
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
73 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 93 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (197 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 90 days
- Sample
- 197 articles with submission and acceptance dates (11,869 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1.9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 78%LetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1944-8244
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-8252
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 36 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
What CAS zone is ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is in Zone 2 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.84; CiteScore 13.3, h-index 376.
How long does peer review take at ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces?
Based on the dates recorded on 197 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 73 days (interquartile range 53–93 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “78%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 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: .