Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Energetic Materials
ISSN 0737-0652 · eISSN 1545-8822 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Journal of Energetic Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.71; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 84 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Energetic Materials is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Energetic Materials and Combustion, Thermal and Kinetic Analysis and Combustion and Detonation Processes, together about 63.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Energetic Materials fills the need for an international forum of scientific and technical interchange in the disciplines of explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics. It is a refereed publication which is published quarterly. Molecular orbital calculations, synthetic and analytical chemistry, formulation, ignition and detonation properties, thermal decomposition, hazards testing, biotechnology, and toxicological and environmental aspects of energetic materials production are appropriate subjects for articles submitted to the Journal. PEER REVIEW All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Brandon WeeksPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energetic Materials and CombustionEngineering34.6%
- Thermal and Kinetic AnalysisMaterials Science19.1%
- Combustion and Detonation ProcessesEngineering9.7%
- Rocket and propulsion systems researchEngineering8.6%
- High-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorMaterials Science4.5%
- Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureChemistry3.9%
- Crystallography and molecular interactionsChemistry2.4%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences1.9%
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 | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | 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, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost (various), Elsevier BV, Genamics JournalSeek, OCLC ArticleFirst Electronic Collections Online, Ovid, ProQuest (various), Clarivate Analytics, World Ceramic Abstracts (Online)
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
- 1.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.81Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 492OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 46,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 39 | 4 | 41 |
| 2024 | 44 | 7 | 120 |
| 2023 | 42 | 3 | 261 |
| 2022 | 39 | 2 | 203 |
| 2021 | 53 | 2 | 596 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
84 daysfirst decision after review · community reports about 3 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 84 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Energetic Materials is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW
Peer review: initial appraisal by Editor-in-Chief; peer review by independent and anonymous expert referees; single anonymized. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0737-0652
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-8822
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Energetic Materials
What CAS zone is Journal of Energetic Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Energetic Materials is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Engineering, Chemical / 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 Journal of Energetic Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.71; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Energetic Materials?
The publisher reports about 84 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34%. 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 Energetic Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Energetic Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Energetic Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Energetic Materials is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .