Journal profile · Materials Science, Ceramics
Journal of Electroceramics
ISSN 1385-3449 · eISSN 1573-8663 · Springer US · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1997
Journal of Electroceramics: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.64; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 86 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Electroceramics is published by Springer US 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 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials, Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis and Multiferroics and related materials, together about 45.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
While ceramics have traditionally been admired for their mechanical, chemical and thermal stability, their unique electrical, optical and magnetic properties have become of increasing importance in many key technologies including energy conversion and storage, communications, information storage, electronics, sensors, and automation. Electroceramics benefit greatly from their versatility in properties including: insulating to metallic and fast ionic conductivity piezo-, ferro-, and pyro-electricity electro- and nonlinear optical properties ferromagnetism dielectric properties Electroceramics can be processed in a range of forms, such as dense or porous materials, thin films, nano-wires, nano-powders, low dimensional materials, composites, and solid-state devices. When combined with thermal, mechanical, and chemical stability, these properties often render them the materials of choice. The Journal of Electroceramics is dedicated to providing a forum of discussion cutting across issues in electrical, optical, and magnetic ceramics. Driven by the need for miniaturization, enhanced functionality and reduced cost, the field of electroceramics continues to grow rapidly in many new directions. The Journal presents papers dealing with processing, characterization, structure, properties, modelling, and performance of electroceramics. The Journal encourages discussions of resultant trends concerning energy conversion and storage, information storage, multiferroics, micro and nanotechnology, sensors and actuators, microphotonics, as well as interfacial, surface, and defect engineering and modeling The Journal of Electroceramics publishes original research papers on both scientific and technical aspects of electroceramics. It also features invited articles and complete special issues on recent fast developing topics, and welcomes the submission of reviews of recent progress, and perspectives of future trends in various subfields. A new thrust for the Journal of Electroceramics is educational articles, with a new series entitled ‘Back-to-Basics’, that comprises tutorial papers on commonly used methods in the field of electroceramics that aims to lower the entrance barrier for researchers initiating measurements. Papers dealing with processing, characterization, structure, properties, modelling, and performance of electroceramics are welcome. This includes, but are not limited to the areas of: ionic and mixed conductors actuators and sensors fuel and electrolyzer cells
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Ceramics
Editor-in-chief Sanjay MathurPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 3, Germany 3, United Kingdom 2, Mainland China 1, Japan 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Science23.4%
- Microwave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisEngineering13.4%
- Multiferroics and related materialsMaterials Science8.4%
- Acoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesEngineering8.4%
- Electronic and Structural Properties of OxidesMaterials Science5.8%
- Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsMaterials Science3.8%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering3.6%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science3.5%
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 | Materials Science, Ceramics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Ceramics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Ceramics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,166OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 141,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,331 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 7 | 22 |
| 2025 | 65 | 6 | 150 |
| 2024 | 38 | 7 | 158 |
| 2023 | 47 | 9 | 363 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 263 |
| 2021 | 38 | 3 | 554 |
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
86 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 123 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 118 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (142 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,390 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Color in the print version
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use must be documented in Methods Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for all original research Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permissions required for previously published material Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Electroceramics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening software may be used Model summary
the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1385-3449
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-8663
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Electroceramics
What CAS zone is Journal of Electroceramics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Electroceramics is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Ceramics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Electroceramics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.64; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Electroceramics?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 86 days (interquartile range 68–123 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Electroceramics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Electroceramics based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Germany (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Electroceramics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Electroceramics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Electroceramics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Electroceramics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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: .