Journal profile · Electrochemistry

Journal of Power Sources

ISSN 0378-7753 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Semimonthly · Founded 1976

Journal of Power Sources: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.46; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,230; review about 1.8 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 2,819 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor8.46Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 3 · Materials Science2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Materials Science

Review timeabout 1.8 monthsCommunity average

APCUSD 4,230Hybrid journal: charged only for open-access articles

Acceptanceabout 25%Community average

Articles per year2,8192025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Journal of Power Sources is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Materials Science 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 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

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From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Electrochemistry

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering16.4%
Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering12.6%
Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering11.2%
Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering9.2%
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy8.7%
Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science7.9%
Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering7.4%
Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsMaterials Science5.7%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Materials Science	Zone 3
Minor	Electrochemistry	Zone 2
Minor	Energy & Fuels	Zone 3
Minor	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	Zone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Materials Science	Zone 2
Minor	Chemistry, Physical	Zone 2
Minor	Electrochemistry	Zone 2
Minor	Energy & Fuels	Zone 3
Minor	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	Zone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 2
Minor	Chemistry, Physical	Zone 2
Minor	Electrochemistry	Zone 2
Minor	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	Zone 2
Minor	Energy & Fuels	Zone 3

Top journal: yesReview 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: 8.46LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 12.2LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 1.6LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 1.36LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 262LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 417OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 30,732OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 8.09OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 8.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 18.49%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 2,665LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 41,931 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	2,175	668	2,054
2025	2,819	657	21,250
2024	1,892	477	32,429
2023	1,208	361	30,257
2022	1,332	354	43,477
2021	1,282	296	54,693

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

Average review time (community reports): about 1.8 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): 25%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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 4,230 / EUR 3,960 / GBP 3,390 / JPY 524,650	—	—	2026-10-01

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.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher: Elsevier
Country or region: NETHERLANDS
Language: English
Frequency: Semimonthly
Founded: 1976
ISSN: 0378-7753
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Power Sources

What CAS zone is Journal of Power Sources in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Power Sources is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Electrochemistry / Energy & Fuels / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Power Sources?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.46; CiteScore 12.2, h-index 417.

How long does peer review take at Journal of Power Sources?

Authors report an average review time of about 1.8 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Power Sources?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Power Sources is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is Journal of Power Sources open access, and what is the APC?

Journal of Power Sources is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,230.

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: 2026-10-01.