Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 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, Aerogels and thermal insulation and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Advances in new, high-performance materials for structural and functional applications depend today on developments in materials processing, which allow for structural contol at atomic and molecular (nano- and micro-) scales. "Sol-gel" processing is one of the most efficient means of tailoring such properties, and opens the way for the development and production of novel high-technology materials. The primary objective of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (JSST), the official journal of the International Sol-Gel Society (ISGS - http://www.isgs.org/), is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of scientific, technological, and general knowledge about materials processed by chemical nanotechnologies known as the "sol-gel" process. The materials of interest include gels, gel-derived glasses, ceramics in form of nano- and micro-powders, bulk, fibres, thin films and coatings as well as more recent materials such as hybrid organic-inorganic materials and composites. Such materials exhibit a wide range of optical, electronic, magnetic, chemical, environmental, and biomedical properties and functionalities. Methods for producing sol-gel-derived materials and the industrial uses of these materials are also of great interest. JSST publishes original, not previously published, research and technological manuscripts in the form of extended reports. Occasionally, invited papers on scientific and technologically important issues in emerging fields of sol-gel materials are published as special issues. A Sol-Gel Product News section is also available for publication of short papers on products developed via chemical technology. Since the middle of 2007, the journal has also introduced a new venue for publication of "Fast-Track Communications." This venue is reserved for rapid publication of novel developments of unusual significance to the sol-gel science and technology community which, in the judgement of the Editors, requires expedited handling beyond our usual efforts to publish all articles in a timely manner. The journal also encourages recognized experts in the field to submit comprehensive, authoritative and readable reviews of general interest with high potential for a broad impact (see Instructions for Authors for further details). The major topics of the journal include: Chemistry, physics, materials science and technology, sol-gel synthesis, processing techniques, etc Characterization of gels, aerogels, sol-gel derived glasses, ceram

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Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Ceramics

Editor-in-chief Michel A. AegerterPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Japan 10, United States 6, France 5, Spain 5, Italy 4 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

4.17LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

4.2Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.5Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

5.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.82LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

81LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

112OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

4,508OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

5.54OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

4.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

10.67%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

356LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

714,700Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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Average review time (community reports)

about 1.7 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

85%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

4 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

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Publisher

Springer US

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1993

ISSN

0928-0707

Electronic ISSN

1573-4846

Society / sponsor

International Sol-Gel Society

Official links

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