Journal profile · ENERGY & FUELS
APL Energy
ISSN 2770-9000 · AIP Publishing LLC · United States
APL Energy: impact factor 4.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,750; review about 35 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
APL Energy is published by AIP Publishing LLC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Perovskite Materials and Applications, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films and Conducting polymers and applications, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
APL Energy is a new gold open access journal from AIP Publishing featuring research related to energy, applications of energy storage and conversion, energy sources and materials, and renewable energy and sustainability. The journal also considers research that addresses the environmental impacts of energy technologies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENERGY & FUELS
Editor-in-chief Monica Lira-CantúPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, India 1, Denmark 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering20.6%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering9.9%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science4.9%
- solar cell performance optimizationEngineering4.9%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy4.5%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science4.5%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering4.1%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2023
- 2,023Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 8 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 165 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 345 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 372 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
35 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 15 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,750 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 2,750 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- brief communication) Manuscript Length for POP Letters and Brief Communications Manuscripts for Letters and Brief Communications in Physics of Plasmas should not exceed 3500 words…main text ≤ 3,500 words
- letterLetters should contain no more than 3500 words Comments and Responses should contain no more than 1000 words Please note that the abstract, title, author list, …main text ≤ 3,500 words · abstract ≤ 100 words
- original research articleWe recommend the following page limits: Original Research Articles report on original and novel research relating to fluid mechanics and should not exceed 15,00…main text ≤ 15,000 words
- perspectivee title and references. For guidance on Perspectives, the main text should contain less than 5500 words. Reviews and Roadmaps are recommended to be up to 8000 w…main text ≤ 5,500 words
- regular articleity. As a guideline, the main text of a regular article should contain approximately 3500 words, excluding the title and references. Perspectives, Researchmain text ≤ 3,500 words
- reviewxt should contain less than 5500 words. Reviews and Roadmaps are recommended to be up to 8000 words. In these papers, please insert section headings to structumain text ≤ 8,000 words
- short communicationished along with the final manuscript.) Short Communications Since Short Communications have a length limit of 4 journal pages, manuscripts should not exceed 35…main text ≤ 3,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access
- Data availability Preparing Your Data Availability Statement
Data Sharing Policy requires all datasets supporting the conclusion of a paper to be available to readers, either deposited in a public repository or presented in the manuscript, with a data availability statement required in all manuscripts. Model summary
In accordance with our Data Sharing Policy, all datasets supporting the conclusion of your paper need to be available to readers. The data should include the minimal dataset needed to interpret, replicate, and build upon your findings. You can either deposit your datasets in a publicly available repository (where available or appropriate) or you can present them in the manuscript. To inform reader…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Access Type: Gold Open Access APL Energy is an open access journal. Articles published in APL Energy are freely accessible, without restrictions, to the global public. Authors who wish to publish in APL Energy retain the copyright to their work under a Creative Commons license. Under this license, users are free to share and adapt the material in any format, provided appropriate credit is given. V…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- AIP Publishing LLC
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2770-9000
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about APL Energy
What is the impact factor of APL Energy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at APL Energy?
The publisher reports about 35 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 APL Energy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of APL Energy based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index APL Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, APL Energy is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is APL Energy open access, and what is the APC?
APL Energy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,750.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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: .