Journal profile · Multiple
Electron
ISSN 2751-2606 · eISSN 2751-2614
Electron: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 15.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,200; median 70 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 31% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electron is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Expand your reach. An interdisciplinary audience, across academia and industry, lets you reach people outside your immediate network. You work will be open access, getting it out there faster, so the world can benefit sooner. Open access articles published by us are cited nearly twice as much as subscription articles. Save time! Enjoy an easy submission process, with templates available to assist manuscript preparation. And, all papers will be published online as soon as they are accepted. Submit your work to gain the valuable insight of our global Editorial Board. All our partners are experts in the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jiecai HanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 38 in mainland China (about 38%); most named Mainland China 38, United States 16, United Kingdom 8, South Korea 7, Australia 5 (101 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering9.9%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering8.3%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy7.2%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering7.2%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.9%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 15.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 15.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 21Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 76,133Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 159 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 35 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 250 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 933 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 632 |
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
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 113 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (53 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 97 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 3,200 / GBP 2,354 / EUR 2,775 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- editorial, invited authors or editors. A typical Editorial is around 1,000 words with a maximum of 5 display items (figures, schemes, or tabmain text ≤ 1,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 5
- original researchResearch Articles Research Articles are peer-reviewed reports of original research results within the journal scope of Electron. The essential findings presente…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles Research Articles are peer-reviewed reports of original research results within the journal scope of Electron. The essential findings presente…Length not stated
- reviewResearch Articles Research Articles are peer-reviewed reports of original research results within the journal scope of Electron. The essential findings presente…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
Corresponding author must ensure all authors approved the manuscript and meet authorship criteria. Model summary
The list of authors should accurately indicate who contributed to the work. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria: Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content; …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All conflicts of interest (or none) must be declared at submission. Model summary
All authors must declare financial/commercial conflicts of interest. If the authors have no conflicts of interest, this should be stated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing/Repositories
Electron encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving them in an appropriate public repository. Authors may provide a data availability statement, including a link to the repository they have used, so that this statement can be published in their paper. Shared data should be cited. All accepted manuscripts may choose to publish a data av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Professional Conduct and Publication Ethics
Follows COPE core practices and handles research/publication misconduct accordingly. Model summary
The journal requires that you include in the manuscript details IRB approvals, ethical treatment of human and animal research participants, and gathering of informed consent, as appropriate. You will be expected to declare all conflicts of interest, or none, on submission. Please review Wiley’s policies surrounding human studies, animal studies, clinical trial registration, biosecurity, and resear…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Permissions
Quick Navigation Figure Reproduction, Adaption, and Redrawing Seeking Permission to Reproduce Figures and Images Subscription Journals Open Access Re-Using Figures from Non-Journal Sources General Public Domain and CC0 Stock Photos Trademarks and Logos Classical Art Currency Don’t Use Material Without Permission Further Information Copyright is a complex subject and causes concern for many because…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
A general exception to this rule is open access journals and articles, which have different agreements governing re-use of material. If you wish to reproduce materials from an open access title, you should check the journal homepage for more information on their re-use policies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Wiley's policy on confidentiality of the review process …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All manuscripts are screened with plagiarism detection software before acceptance. Model summary
All manuscripts will be subject to testing using plagiarism detection software prior to acceptance.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints on non-profit servers (ChemRxiv, bioRxiv, arXiv) and theses are acceptable; only the original submitted version may be posted as a preprint. Model summary
Consideration will be given to submitted papers that have been previously: posted as a preprint on a non-profit community preprint server such as ChemRxiv, bioRxiv, and arXiv. published as a thesis prepared toward completion of a graduate degree at a university or technical institute of learning. Only the original submitted version of a manuscript is allowed to be posted as a preprint.
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
- ISSN
- 2751-2606
- Electronic ISSN
- 2751-2614
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Electron
What CAS zone is Electron in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Electron?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 15.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Electron?
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 70 days (interquartile range 48–113 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31% (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 Electron based?
Of the 101 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 38 (about 38%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (38), United States (16) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Electron?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electron is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Electron open access, and what is the APC?
Electron is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,200.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .