Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Porous Materials
ISSN 1380-2224 · eISSN 1573-4854 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1995
Journal of Porous Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.97; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,790; median 68 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 167 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Porous Materials 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 Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Porous Materials is an interdisciplinary and international periodical devoted to all types of porous materials. Its aim is the rapid publication of high quality, peer-reviewed papers focused on the synthesis, processing, characterization and property evaluation of all porous materials. The objective is to establish a unique journal that will serve as a principal means of communication for the growing interdisciplinary field of porous materials. Porous materials include microporous materials with <2nm pores, mesoporous materials with 2-50 nm pores and macroporous materials with >50 nm pores. Examples of microporous materials are natural and synthetic molecular sieves, cationic and anionic clays, pillared clays, tobermorites, pillared Zr and Ti phosphates, spherosilicates, carbons, porous polymers, xerogels, etc. Mesoporous materials include synthetic molecular sieves, xerogels, aerogels, glasses, glass ceramics, porous polymers, etc.; while macroporous materials include ceramics, glass ceramics, porous polymers, aerogels, cement, etc. The porous materials can be crystalline, semicrystalline or noncrystalline, or combinations thereof. They can also be either organic, inorganic, or their composites. The overall objective of the journal is the establishment of one main forum covering the basic and applied aspects of all porous materials. BACKGROUND Over the last several years, there has been a dramatic increase in the design and synthesis, characterization and property evaluation of porous materials for catalysis, separations and sensors. The design and synthesis of porous materials is perhaps more challenging than the synthesis of dense materials because the former involve precise control of the processing parameters. Therefore, new strategies are being developed constantly for the synthesis of useful materials. NEEDS This comprehensive journal on porous materials is justified, at this time, for the following reasons: First, with increasing worldwide environmental concerns, the porous materials field is growing rapidly because these are the materials needed for separations of polluting species, recovery of useful species, sensors, catalysis, etc., involving numerous fields. Second, many articles on porous materials are scattered in journals in a variety of disciplines. This new journal is expected to benefit the field of porous materials by providing a single forum where they are dealt with. Third, this is truly an interdisciplinary field that
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Martin HartmannPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mesoporous Materials and CatalysisMaterials Science17.7%
- Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisChemistry10.6%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science9.5%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science5.7%
- Aerogels and thermal insulationChemistry5.5%
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry5.3%
- Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesEngineering3.7%
- Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science3.4%
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 | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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 | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 2.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,872OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 163LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 323,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,507 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 13 | 34 |
| 2025 | 167 | 14 | 541 |
| 2024 | 193 | 17 | 1,128 |
| 2023 | 125 | 10 | 1,230 |
| 2022 | 240 | 13 | 3,048 |
| 2021 | 168 | 17 | 2,574 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 143 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 95 days
- Sample
- 55 articles with submission and acceptance dates (282 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 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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
Article types accepted2
- original paperTypes of papers Original Paper, ReviewLength not stated
- reviewTypes of papers Original Paper, ReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- 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
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
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
Open Choice articles retain copyright with authors under Creative Commons license. Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Porous Materials, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1380-2224
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-4854
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Porous Materials
What CAS zone is Journal of Porous Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Porous Materials is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Applied / Chemistry, Physical / 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 Porous Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.97; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 76.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Porous Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 49–143 days); authors report an average review time of about 4.5 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 Porous Materials?
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.
Which databases index Journal of Porous Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Porous Materials 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 Porous Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Porous Materials is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,790.
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: .