Journal profile · ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
ISSN 2093-8551 · eISSN 2288-9221 · The Korean Electrochemical Society · SOUTH KOREA
Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.77; fully open access; median 58 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology is published by The Korean Electrochemical Society and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced Battery Technologies Research, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Covering fields: - Batteries and Energy Storage - Biological Electrochemistry - Corrosion Science and Technology - Electroanalytical Chemistry and Sensor Technology - Electrocatalysis - Electrochemical Capacitors & Supercapcitors - Electrochemical Engineering - Electrodeposition and Surface Treatment - Environmental Science and Technology - Fuel Cells - Material Electrochemistry - Molecular Electrochemistry and Organic Electrochemistry - Physical Electrochemistry - Solar Energy Conversion and Photoelectrochemistry
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering14.7%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering9.3%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering9%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science6.7%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science6.3%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry6.2%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy6.1%
- Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.77LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 871 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 47 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | 390 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 300 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 378 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 902 |
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
58 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 38 days – 87 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 186 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 250 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- The Korean Electrochemical Society
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2093-8551
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-9221
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Electrochemistry. 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 Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.77; CiteScore 5, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 58 days (interquartile range 38–87 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 Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .