Journal profile · Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
ACS Energy Letters
ISSN 2380-8195 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2016
ACS Energy Letters: CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 17.6; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 63 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 756 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Energy Letters is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 1 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Energy Letters publishes papers that report new scientific advances in all aspects of energy research that are of interest to scientists working in the fundamental, and applied sciences. A central criterion to acceptance is that the paper reports sufficiently urgent results such that rapid publication is essential. ACS Energy Letters is published monthly. The journal maintains one of the most rapid publication times in the field (average 4-6 weeks from submission to web publication in As Soon As Publishable format). ACS Energy Letters is currently ranked the #1 journal in the Web of Science Electrochemistry category, and ranks within the top 10 journals for Physical Chemistry, Energy & Fuels, and Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. Journal editors and staff routinely attend major scientific conferences, and are eager to discuss the journal with readers and authors, and the journal maintains an active presence on social media.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering14%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering11.9%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering11.8%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering7.5%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering5.9%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science5.7%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science5.5%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 1 |
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
- 17.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 27.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 282OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,419OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 17.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 699LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,857 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 625 | 183 | 1,492 |
| 2025 | 756 | 221 | 10,426 |
| 2024 | 716 | 216 | 24,892 |
| 2023 | 583 | 224 | 29,577 |
| 2022 | 579 | 172 | 41,054 |
| 2021 | 539 | 178 | 56,536 |
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
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 42 days – 82 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 79 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (145 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
- 2016
- ISSN
- 2380-8195
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Energy Letters
What CAS zone is ACS Energy Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Energy Letters is in Zone 1 of Materials Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Electrochemistry / Energy & Fuels / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Energy Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 17.6; CiteScore 27.9, h-index 282.
How long does peer review take at ACS Energy Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 42–82 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 Energy Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Energy Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACS Energy Letters open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Energy Letters is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .