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Electronic Structure
ISSN 2516-1075 · Institute of Physics Publishing
Electronic Structure: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,325; median 97 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electronic Structure is published by Institute of Physics Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, 2D Materials and Applications and Graphene research and applications, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy15.3%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science8.8%
- Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Science7.3%
- Topological Materials and PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy6.7%
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhysics and Astronomy6.2%
- Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Science6.1%
- Quantum and electron transport phenomenaPhysics and Astronomy5.4%
- Advanced Condensed Matter PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Condensed Matter | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Condensed Matter | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 428 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 32 | 22 | 80 |
| 2024 | 54 | 41 | 240 |
| 2023 | 56 | 52 | 426 |
| 2022 | 56 | 40 | 782 |
| 2021 | 46 | 35 | 548 |
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
97 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 127 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 112 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (67 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".
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 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — |
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
- Institute of Physics Publishing
- ISSN
- 2516-1075
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electronic Structure
What CAS zone is Electronic Structure in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Electronic Structure is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Physics, Condensed Matter / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Electronic Structure?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 97 days (interquartile range 66–127 days). 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.
Which databases index Electronic Structure?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electronic Structure is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Electronic Structure open access, and what is the APC?
Electronic Structure is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,325.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .