Journal profile
Artificial Photosynthesis
ISSN 2994-0974 · American Chemical Society · USA · Bimonthly · Founded 2024
Artificial Photosynthesis: fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; review about 88 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 33 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Artificial Photosynthesis is published by American Chemical Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts, together about 50.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This partner journal is published in collaboration with Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Westlake University. The conversion of solar energy into fuels and valuable chemical products through artificial photosynthesis is an important scientific approach to addressing global energy transition, climate change mitigation and sustainability goals. Artificial Photosynthesis is an open access journal dedicated to publishing compelling advances in understanding, mimicking, and utilizing the process of converting sunlight into chemical energy. The journal provides a unique, international platform to bring together leading researchers from different disciplines (chemistry, physics, materials, biology, and engineering) and facilitate collaboration with industry to publish the most impactful and insightful developments within the field. Specific topics of interest may include, but are not limited to: New theories, methods, and strategies for photoelectrochemical energy conversion and storage, and their charge and energy transfer dynamics and mechanisms Photocatalytic, photoelectrocatalytic, and electrocatalytic water splitting, carbon dioxide reduction, nitrogen reduction for ammonia synthesis, and synthesis of high value-added chemicals Catalytic activation and transformation of small molecules (e.g., CO2, H2O, N2, etc.) Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis for artificial photosynthesis Synthetic fuels, biology, food (e.g., starch, proteins, carbohydrates, etc.), and drugs through artificial photosynthesis Function mimicking of natural photosynthesis and its applications in artificial photosynthesis Advanced characterization techniques (e.g., spectroscopy) used in artificial photosynthesis research Artificial photosynthesis for environmental remediation Key engineering technologies for large-scale artificial photosynthesis APCs for all manuscripts accepted by December 31, 2027 are covered by the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy30.4%
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsEnergy11.2%
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsEnergy9.3%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy6.8%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesChemistry4.4%
- Microbial Fuel Cells and BioremediationEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsEnergy3.7%
- Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMaterials Science3.1%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 37.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.89OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 53,467Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 82 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 298 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 101 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 9 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- First decision after review
- 37.8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 87.6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 3,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 / EUR 0 / GBP 0 / JPY 0 / CHF 0 / CAD 0 / AUD 0 | — | — |
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
- USA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2024
- ISSN
- 2994-0974
- Society / sponsor
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Artificial Photosynthesis
How long does peer review take at Artificial Photosynthesis?
The publisher reports about 88 days (submission to acceptance). 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 Artificial Photosynthesis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Artificial Photosynthesis is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Artificial Photosynthesis open access, and what is the APC?
Artificial Photosynthesis is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .