Journal profile · Chemistry-Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Electrochemical Science Advances
ISSN 2698-5977 · Wiley-VCH · Germany
Electrochemical Science Advances: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,660; median 92 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 64% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electrochemical Science Advances is published by Wiley-VCH and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advanced battery technologies research, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The global demand to adopt and develop more advanced practices, from biomedical innovations to sustainable renewable energy conversion technologies, is accelerating development throughout electrochemistry. Electrochemical Science Advances publishes studies presenting progression in electrochemistry from fundamental aspects to the manyfold applications of this fundamental field. We support the electrochemistry community by bridging the gap across multiple disciplines and collaborating to improve innovation. 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.Electrochemical Science Advances is an interdisciplinary, open-access journal where researchers from diverse backgrounds communicate via an array of electrochemical approaches and techniques, encompassing the entire breadth of electrochemical sciences, including bioelectrochemistry, electrocatalysis, electroanalytical science, energy conversion/storage, materials science, engineering, as well as adjacent areas and research using applications of electrochemical techniques such as organic synthesis, metal coatings, water treatment and biomedicine.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry-Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Rüdiger-A. EichelPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry13.7%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy12.6%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering8.6%
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsEngineering7.3%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science7.1%
- Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering6.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering5.4%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 4 |
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
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceCASPublisher 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 (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 20Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 188,936Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 396 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 15 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 132 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 163 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 161 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | 1,256 |
| 2021 | 160 | 160 | 2,558 |
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
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 126 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (57 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 64%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 64%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 2,660 / GBP 1,960 / EUR 2,290 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,420 / EUR 2,080 / GBP 1,780 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,100 / GBP 1,550 / EUR 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- application notesApplication notes (length up to 2500 words or ca. 20000 characters) present concise descriptions of novel laboratory techniques, software, algorithms, databases…Length not stated
- full articleReviews Minireviews Research Articles Short Communications Perspectives Tutorials Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest in …Length not stated
- full paperReviews Minireviews Research Articles Short Communications Perspectives Tutorials Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest in …Length not stated
- letterReviews Minireviews Research Articles Short Communications Perspectives Tutorials Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest in …Length not stated
- minireviewsMinireviews (length up to 5600 words, ca. 40000 characters) should present current topics in a concise Review style.Length not stated
- perspectiveReviews Minireviews Research Articles Short Communications Perspectives Tutorials Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest in …main text ≤ 2,500 words
- perspectivesPerspectives (length up to 2500 words or ca. 20000 characters) are contributions that convey the author's thoughts on important developments in a specific area …Length not stated
- research articleReviews Minireviews Research Articles Short Communications Perspectives Tutorials Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest in …Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles present the results of experimental or theoretical studies of general interest or great importance.Length not stated
- reviewReviews Minireviews Research Articles Short Communications Perspectives Tutorials Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest in …Length not stated
- reviewsReviews should deal with topics of high current interest in electrochemistry and adjacent areas.Length not stated
- short communicationReviews Minireviews Research Articles Short Communications Perspectives Tutorials Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest in …main text ≤ 2,500 words
- short communicationsShort Communications (length up to 2500 words or ca. 20000 characters) need to fulfill the principal requirements of a full paper in terms of importance but wil…Length not stated
- tutorialReviews Minireviews Research Articles Short Communications Perspectives Tutorials Application Notes Reviews should deal with topics of high current interest in …Length not stated
- tutorialsTutorials provide a source of information with the aim of educating about tools, methodologies, and/or approaches.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards which include a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest at the point of manuscript submission. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. From the August 2022 issue, these statements are included within the published articles. These…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. During submission you will be asked to include a data availability statement. From the August 2022 issue, these statements are included within the published articles, with the exception of Editorials. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission. If your article is no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations
Peer Review ELSA operates under a single-blind peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the handling editor determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Manuscripts are judged on the significance of the contribution to the literature, the quality of analysis and the clarity of presentation. Papers are expected to demonstrate originality and me…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 6. Author Licensing and Copyright
Author Licensing ELSA is an Open Access journal: authors of accepted papers pay an Article Publication Charge and their papers are published under a Creative Commons License. With Creative Commons licenses, the author retains copyright and the public is allowed to reuse the content. The author grants Wiley a license to publish the article and identify as the original publisher. Note that certain f…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access and Copyright
All articles published by Electrochemical Science Advances are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download and share. All articles are published under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright on any research article published in Electroch…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
ELSA operates under a single-blind peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the handling editor determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Manuscripts are judged on the significance of the contribution to the literature, the quality of analysis and the clarity of presentation. Papers are expected to demonstrate originality and meaningful eng…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism checks with iThenticate Model summary
Note that submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism checks using iThenticate plagiarism detection software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprints allowed Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as arXiv, ChemRxiv, bioRxiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Authors may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication. Please consult the Wiley preprint policy.
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
- Wiley-VCH
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2698-5977
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Electrochemical Science Advances
What CAS zone is Electrochemical Science Advances in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Electrochemical Science Advances is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Electrochemistry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Electrochemical Science Advances?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 10.5, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Electrochemical Science Advances?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 68–126 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 64% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Electrochemical Science Advances?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Cover letter: 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 Electrochemical Science Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electrochemical Science Advances is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Electrochemical Science Advances open access, and what is the APC?
Electrochemical Science Advances is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,660.
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: .