Journal profile · ELECTROCHEMISTRY

International Journal of Electrochemistry

ISSN 2090-3529 · eISSN 2090-3537 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA

International Journal of Electrochemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,100; median 152 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 48% (journal website); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.

Impact factor4.2From the journal's website, latest value
CAS zoneZone 4 · Chemistry2026 Xinrui edition, major category
Review time152 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 27 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
APCUSD 1,100Fully open access
Acceptance48%From the journal's website
Articles per year102025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

International Journal of Electrochemistry is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is classed under Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

International Journal of Electrochemistry is an open access journal that publishes research on all aspects of electrochemistry including fundamental electrochemical processes, new electrochemical techniques and the applications of electrochemistry in analytical determination.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Editor-in-chief Rosalba Rincón OvallesPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry16.3%
  2. Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsEngineering11.8%
  3. Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering9%
  4. Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy7.4%
  5. Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science7.1%
  6. Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering5%
  7. Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering4.4%
  8. Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Science4.2%

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)Chemistry Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorChemistryZone 4
MinorElectrochemistryZone 4

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)
4.2Publisher website ·
h-index
37OpenAlex ·
i10-index
158OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.94OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
0%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
93.33%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
9LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 328 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202619197
2025101015
2024338
20235550
2022337
20213323

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

152 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 204 days

Acceptance to online
median 35 days (27 articles)
Submission to online
median 179 days
Sample
27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (27 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 7 weeksLetPub ·
Acceptance rate (publisher)
48%Publisher website ·
Submission to first decision
25 daysPublisher website ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 7 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).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJUSD 1,100 / GBP 740 / EUR 960YesCC BY
OpenAlexUSD 1,000 / EUR 870 / GBP 740——
LetPubUSD 925Yes—

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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
≤ 300 words
Reference style
Chicago
First submission
Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted7
  1. original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  2. research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  3. research articlesResearch articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was con…Length not stated
  4. reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  5. review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  6. reviewsReviews A review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
  7. systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Authorship Title and authorship information

The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest

Authors limited to three manuscripts under review at any point in time. Model summary

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Data availability Data availability

Data availability statement required with submission. Model summary

Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Copyright and permissions

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access

Authors retain copyright; open access articles distributed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Peer review

Single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Model summary

The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Plagiarism

Uses iThenticate's CrossCheck software to detect overlapping and similar text. Model summary

This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Preprints Preprints

Accepts preprints; does not consider preprint publication to compromise novelty. Model summary

The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines

Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…

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
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Country or region
USA
Language
English
ISSN
2090-3529
Electronic ISSN
2090-3537
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Electrochemistry

What CAS zone is International Journal of Electrochemistry in?

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 International Journal of Electrochemistry?

The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 37.

How long does peer review take at International Journal of Electrochemistry?

Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 152 days (interquartile range 113–204 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48%. 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 International Journal of Electrochemistry?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 International Journal of Electrochemistry?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Electrochemistry is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.

Is International Journal of Electrochemistry open access, and what is the APC?

International Journal of Electrochemistry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,100.

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: .