Journal profile · Multiple
Batteries & Supercaps
ISSN 2566-6223 · WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH · GERMANY
Batteries & Supercaps: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,030; median 83 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 37% (journal website); 356 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Batteries & Supercaps is published by WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH and is in Zone 4 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 Battery Materials and Technologies and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, together about 60.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope Electrochemical energy storage devices play a transformative role in our societies. They have allowed the emergence of portable electronics devices, have triggered the resurgence of electric transportation and constitute key components in smart power grids. Batteries & Supercaps publishes international high-impact experimental and theoretical research on the fundamentals and applications of electrochemical energy storage. We support the scientific community to advance energy efficiency and sustainability. We understand the huge pressures the scientific community is facing every day and we want to support you. Chemistry Europe is an association of 16 chemical societies from 15 European countries. Run by chemists, for chemists—we evaluate, publish, disseminate, and amplify the scientific excellence of chemistry researchers from around the globe. Features Peer-reviewed primary and secondary research articles Free color Preprints welcome Open-access publishing option Fast publication times Cutting-edge articles and reviews covering the entire scope of electrochemical energy storage An advisory board of top international researchers 12 issues per year Online publication on an industry-leading platform is highly optimized for discoverability, mobility, and accessibility. An app for Apple and Android devices enables even more comfortable mobile browsing, also offline, at no extra cost. Engaging social media coverage Contents Batteries & Supercaps publishes an attractive mixture of: Research Articles Reviews and Concepts Perspectives Fields of Interest Pure and applied battery research Battery electrochemistry Electrode materials Cell design Battery systems and applications Hybrid battery systems Organic batteries How to cite:To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef, PubMed, or ISI Web of Knowledge), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "Batteries & Supercaps" (punctuation may vary according to the style of the citing journal).Please note that articles published in issues from January 2022 onwards should be cited using the 10-character eLocator (instead of page numbers). For all citations to papers published in issues until the end of 2021, please use the assigned page numbers. For example: A. Author, Batteries & Supercaps 2022, 5, e202209999; B. Author, Batteries & Supercaps 2021, 4, 999—1000. Readership Reseachers in academia and industry who are interested in
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Rosalba Rincón OvallesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, United States 1, Germany 1, Denmark 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering27%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering22.6%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science10.7%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering9.4%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering9.3%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering3.4%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy2.7%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
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
- 4.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 782OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 329LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 328Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 705,964Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,309 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 310 | 112 | 155 |
| 2025 | 356 | 203 | 986 |
| 2024 | 405 | 254 | 2,951 |
| 2023 | 282 | 201 | 3,049 |
| 2022 | 275 | 109 | 4,060 |
| 2021 | 199 | 84 | 4,093 |
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 Crossref · to
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 113 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (53 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (785 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,030 / EUR 3,350 / GBP 3,010 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2566-6223
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Batteries & Supercaps
What CAS zone is Batteries & Supercaps in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Batteries & Supercaps is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Electrochemistry / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Batteries & Supercaps?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.27; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Batteries & Supercaps?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 55–113 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 37% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Batteries & Supercaps based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), United States (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Batteries & Supercaps?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Batteries & Supercaps is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Batteries & Supercaps open access, and what is the APC?
Batteries & Supercaps is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,030.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .