Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics
ISSN 0957-4522 · eISSN 1573-482X · Springer US · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1990
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 93 days to acceptance (196 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 90%; 2,319 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics 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, ZnO doping and properties and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics was founded in 1990 and since then it has grown into a major peer-reviewed international journal. It publishes experimental papers on materials in modern electronics, optoelectronics and photonics, with broad but in-depth coverage. The scope of the journal includes the synthesis, growth and processing of new materials (such as compounds and alloys), structural studies by various experimental techniques, characterization of microstructure, structure-property relationships, electrical, optical, dielectric, magnetic and thermal properties. The Journal accepts a wide range of materials-related papers in both traditional and newly developing fields, such as materials used in established electronic and optoelectronic devices, microelectronics, thin and thick films, sensors, heterogeneous integrated circuit applications, memory/storage applications, glasses, glass-ceramics and linear/non-linear crystal materials and laser materials, organic and inorganic phosphors and scintillator (e.g. as in dosimetry, imaging and color generation), photoluminescence, electroluminescence, cathodoluminescence, chemiluminescence, thermoluminescence phenomena, high Tc superconductors, organic semiconductors, conducting polymers, new contact technologies, low-dimensional structures and devices, spintronic materials and structures, topological insulators, energy applications (e.g. energy harvesting and storage, optoelectronics, solar cells, photocatalysis, green photonics), solid-state ionics, thermoelectrics and phononics, Materials related papers are also accepted in the emerging field of quantum technologies, including electronic/spintronic/photonic and related materials systems for quantum entanglement applications, plasmonic materials and sensors, communications and metrology. The papers should always contain extensive and novel experimental work with rigorous analysis and sound interpretation. In all cases, the main focus of the paper must be materials related and experimental work with the expectation that over 70% of the work is experimental. Theoretical and analytical papers, as well as those that contain a high degree of chemistry or electrochemistry are generally excluded from the scope. Papers that contain biological, medical, pharmaceutical, bacterial, biosafety, blood-related works, even in a small section, are excluded from the scope and such papers will be returned. The journal also publishes comprehensive rev
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Safa KasapPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 14%); most named United Kingdom 13, Mainland China 11, India 11, Canada 8, United States 6 (76 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Science8.9%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science7.2%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering7%
- Microwave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisEngineering5.9%
- Multiferroics and related materialsMaterials Science5.8%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy5.4%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering4.6%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science4.4%
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Condensed Matter | 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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Condensed Matter | Zone 3 |
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Condensed Matter | Zone 4 |
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
- 3.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,766OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2,290LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,700,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 31,195 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,042 | 201 | 828 |
| 2025 | 2,319 | 238 | 5,711 |
| 2024 | 2,333 | 229 | 12,926 |
| 2023 | 2,376 | 185 | 18,466 |
| 2022 | 1,952 | 120 | 18,647 |
| 2021 | 2,542 | 131 | 34,691 |
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
93 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 141 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (196 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 104 days
- Sample
- 196 articles with submission and acceptance dates (4,832 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 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 90%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 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 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
- ICTN-KLC 3 (2025-2026)Deadline
- RTESD 2026Deadline
- AFMD2026Deadline
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- book reviewOriginal Paper, Review Paper, Introduction, Editorial, Report, Call for paper, Book Review, Communication, Erratum, etc. Back to topLength not stated
- editorialOriginal Paper, Review Paper, Introduction, Editorial, Report, Call for paper, Book Review, Communication, Erratum, etc. Back to topLength not stated
- original paperOriginal Paper, Review Paper, Introduction, Editorial, Report, Call for paper, Book Review, Communication, Erratum, etc. Back to topLength not stated
- reviewOriginal Paper, Review Paper, Introduction, Editorial, Report, Call for paper, Book Review, Communication, Erratum, etc. Back to topLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
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
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
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
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 Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submitted articles are fully peer-reviewed. Model summary
All submitted articles are fully peer-reviewed.
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
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0957-4522
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-482X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics
What CAS zone is Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Physics, Applied / Physics, Condensed Matter. 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 Materials Science Materials in Electronics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.13; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 119.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics?
Based on the dates recorded on 196 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 93 days (interquartile range 60–141 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “90%”. 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 Materials Science Materials in Electronics?
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 Materials Science Materials in Electronics based?
Of the 76 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (13), Mainland China (11) and India (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics 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 Materials Science Materials in Electronics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .