Journal profile · Electrochemistry
Electrochemistry
ISSN 1344-3542 · eISSN 2186-2451 · Electrochemical Society of Japan · JAPAN · Bi-monthly · Founded 1999
Electrochemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5; fully open access; APC about USD 1,130; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 157 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electrochemistry is published by Electrochemical Society of Japan 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 Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse of the work in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.21-S0002].
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Electrochemistry
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 5, Japan 4, Taiwan, China 1, South Korea 1, Germany 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering10.8%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering9.4%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry7.8%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science5.6%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering5.5%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy5.1%
- Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering4.8%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science4.6%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 829OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 129LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,391 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 100 | 13 |
| 2025 | 157 | 157 | 162 |
| 2024 | 121 | 121 | 329 |
| 2023 | 111 | 111 | 455 |
| 2022 | 98 | 98 | 909 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | 726 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | JPY 150,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | JPY 150,000 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0 Model summary
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse of the work in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.
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
- Electrochemical Society of Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1344-3542
- Electronic ISSN
- 2186-2451
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electrochemistry
What CAS zone is Electrochemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Electrochemistry is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Electrochemistry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Electrochemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.5; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Electrochemistry?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Electrochemistry based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (5), Japan (4) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Electrochemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electrochemistry is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Electrochemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Electrochemistry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,130.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .