Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-Condensed Matter Physics
ChemPhysMater
ISSN 2097-0323 · eISSN 2772-5715 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
ChemPhysMater: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 5.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 840; review about 80 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ChemPhysMater is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Advancements in Battery Materials, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ChemPhysMater is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal. We welcome original research that advances understanding, and particularly relational design, in chemistry, physics, materials science and the integration of these fields.ChemPhysMater publishes both theoretical and experimental studies, including novel concepts, short/critical reviews and commentaries at the interface of physics, chemistry and materials science. Topics covered include, but are not limited to:Synthesis, assembly and applications of materials including 1D and 2D nanomaterials, particles, films and gels, etc.Colloids and interfacesTheories and computations in physics, chemistry and materialsSoft matter, biomaterials and biological applicationsAtomic, molecular, optical physics and interdisciplinary physicsAdvanced characterisation techniquesFunctional materials and related applications in optics, electrics, magnetics, mechanics, energy and biomedicineEditorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-Condensed Matter Physics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy10%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy9.7%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering7.2%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering6.9%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering5.5%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science4.8%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering4.1%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science4.1%
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)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 210 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 15 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 239 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 537 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 385 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 856 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 376 |
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
80 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 first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 840 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 840 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 840 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewBook review A critical discussion of a book's contents.Length not stated
- editorialEditorial Generally from the (guest) editor of the publication.Length not stated
- full-length/research articleFull-length/Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesLength not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the Editor (Word limit: 2,000) Any items of interest to the wide audience of the publication.Length not stated
- mini reviewMini Review (Word limit: 3000-4000) A succinct and clear summary that covers focused aspects of a current area of investigation and its recent developmentsLength not stated
- perspectivell as personal opinion. As a guideline, Perspective should not normally exceed 3,000 words. Perspectives allow up to 30 references; citations should bmain text ≤ 3,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 4 · references ≤ 30
- review articleA substantial overviews present a complete overview of the state of the art with a comprehensive bibliography, generally, also contains a table of contents. It …Length not stated
- short communicationShort Communication Short report or announcement of research, usually claiming certain results, which present original and significant material for rapid dissem…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal is a peer-reviewed, fully open access journal owned by Shandong University, who retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. For the single article, Authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights, and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and Editorial Office of ChemPhysMater will be granted non-exclusive publishing and distribution rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access journal Model summary
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an Article Processing Charge, APC) which needs to be paid by the authors o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single blind review process Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editorial office for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor-in-chief is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of article…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2097-0323
- Electronic ISSN
- 2772-5715
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 ChemPhysMater
What CAS zone is ChemPhysMater in?
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 ChemPhysMater?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 10, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at ChemPhysMater?
The publisher reports about 80 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 ChemPhysMater?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 ChemPhysMater?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ChemPhysMater is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ChemPhysMater open access, and what is the APC?
ChemPhysMater is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 840.
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: .