Journal profile · Energy-Fuel Technology
Energy Advances
ISSN 2753-1457 · The Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom
Energy Advances: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 139 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Energy Advances is published by The Royal Society of Chemistry and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advancements in Battery Materials, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, together about 32.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Batteries, supercapacitors, hybrid devices and other energy storage technologiesBioenergy, biofuels and the biorefineryCarbon capture, storage or utilisationCatalysis and chemical engineering for energy applicationsFuel cellsHydrogen production and storageModelling, machine learning and characterisation for energy materials and systemsSolar energy conversion and photovoltaics Our world is becoming more complex, and transformative changes are being felt at an increased pace and intensity. For me, the journey into the future, this vast undiscovered country, makes it so much more important to support the energy research community with inclusivity and robust scholarly science. The RSC has earned the reputation of being a champion of publishing quality, and I am excited to contribute towards the open access transformation.Volker Presser, Editor-in-chief
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Energy-Fuel Technology
Editor-in-chief Volker PresserPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, India 1, Spain 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering13%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy9.7%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering9.4%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering7.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science5.7%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering5.3%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| 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
Web of SciencePublisher 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) 2025
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 303OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 893 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 123 | 123 | 93 |
| 2025 | 139 | 139 | 973 |
| 2024 | 268 | 268 | 3,275 |
| 2023 | 222 | 222 | 3,132 |
| 2022 | 133 | 133 | 2,085 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | 129 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 7 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 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 | GBP 2,100 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,200 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
RSC publishing processes and policies include review, transfers, appeals, prior publication, data, and correction and retraction. Model summary
Processes and policies Including review, transfers, appeals, prior publication, data and correction and retraction.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publish open access
Choosing to publish open access is easy and straightforward – and it is possible in every Royal Society of Chemistry journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review model
Single-anonymised: reviewers are anonymous and author names and affiliations are known to reviewers. Double-anonymised: both the authors’ and reviewers’ identities are anonymous (opt in at submission). Transparent: the editor’s decision letter, reviewers’ comments, and authors’ response for all versions of the manuscript are published alongside the article (opt in at any point prior to acceptance)…
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
- The Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2753-1457
- 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 Energy Advances
What CAS zone is Energy Advances in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Energy Advances is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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 Energy Advances?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.5, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Energy Advances?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Energy Advances based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), India (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Energy Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Energy Advances is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Energy Advances open access, and what is the APC?
Energy Advances is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .