Journal of Energy Storage

Journal of Energy Storage is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 2 of Engineering 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 Technologies Research and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Energy Storage focusses on all aspects of energy storage, in particular systems integration, electric grid integration, modelling and analysis, novel energy storage technologies, sizing and management strategies, business models for operation of storage systems and energy storage developments worldwide.The journal offers a single, peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary platform for scientists and engineers in academia, research institutions, government agencies and industry. The journal is also of interest to decision makers and technical, economic and policy advisers in these organisations.The Journal of Energy Storage welcomes original research papers, reviews and short communications. Topics include, but are not limited to the following:Science, technology and applications of electrochemical, chemical, mechanical, electrical and thermal energy storageEngineering, control, optimization, numerical and modelling aspects of energy storage systemsDemand and management of intermittency in large scale low-carbon power generation involving renewable energy sources using energy storage systems and other competing flexibility options such as flexible power plants, demand side management in households and industry, combined heat and power, or grid extensionsApplications, load profiles and requirements of storage technologies in grid-scale electrical storage, electric vehicle transportation, traction applications, off-grid systems, uninterruptible power supplies, and portable electronic applicationsManagement and control of large quantities of distributed storage systems as virtual large scale storage systems, including vehicle-to-grid, energy storage integrated with buildings, and multi-purpose and hybrid storage systemsTesting, test procedures, evaluation, lessons learned, life cycle costs, life cycle assessment, and safety of energy storage systemsEconomic, policy and regulatory aspects, markets, market models, and market introduction concepts of energy storage systems.The Journal of Energy Storage considers manuscripts in which energy storage constitutes the central scientific contribution. A general reference to energy storage, its inclusion as a possible future application, or the presence of a storage component in an otherwise unrelated study is insufficient to establish relevance to the journal.The journal does not welcome manuscripts primarily focused on:electrolysers or electrolysis processes,fuel cells,hydrogen production, including water splitting,ammonia production,electrocatalysis and catalytic materials,nanofluids,synthetic-fuel production,the extraction, processing, or storage of conventional fuels, orenergy harvesting or energy generation.Manuscripts centered on these topics are considered outside the journal’s scope, even when the authors suggest a potential connection to energy storage. Energy storage must be the principal research subject and must be addressed through a clear and substantive scientific, technological, or system-level contribution.The specific optimization techniques applied although relevant for research replicability will not be considered as novel aspects and highlighting them in the title is not recommended. Use of storage solutions (like PCM) to improve performance of energy harvesting systems fits the scope of the journal given strong focus on the storage solution properties itself. The Journal of Energy Storage does not accept resubmissions of manuscripts that have previously undergone peer review by the journal and received a rejection decision. This applies to revised, retitled, or otherwise modified versions of the rejected manuscript. Resubmission is permitted only when explicitly invited by the Editor-in-Chief.The journal does not welcome submissions divided into “Part I” and “Part II” or similar sequential manuscripts. The study should be presented as a single, self-contained manuscript containing all essential methods, analyses, and conclusions. This journal welcomes contribut

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 18%); most named Mainland China 10, Germany 9, Canada 6, United States 3, Hong Kong, China 2 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

10.72LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

10.7Publisher website · 2026-09-24

Impact factor (publisher) 2024

10.7Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

16.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

16.6Publisher website · 2026-09-24

CiteScore (publisher) 2024

16.6Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

1.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.69LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

198OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

12,892OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

10.59OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

14%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

13.94%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

4,253LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Figures by source

Submission to first decision

18 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

First decision after review

56 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to acceptance

117 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Acceptance to publication

7 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Country or region

Netherlands

Language

English

ISSN

2352-152X

Electronic ISSN

2352-1538

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website