Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
ISSN 2194-1459 · eISSN 2194-1467 · SpringerOpen · Germany · 3 issues per year
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,290; median 114 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy is published by SpringerOpen 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 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Fuel Cells and Related Materials, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Energy is the single most valuable resource for human activity and the basis for all human progress. Materials play a key role in enabling technologies that can offer promising solutions to achieve renewable and sustainable energy pathways for the future. Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy has been established to be the world's foremost interdisciplinary forum for publication of research on all aspects of the study of materials for the deployment of renewable and sustainable energy technologies. The journal covers experimental and theoretical aspects of materials and prototype devices for sustainable energy conversion, storage, and saving, together with materials needed for renewable fuel production. It publishes reviews, original research articles, rapid communications, and perspectives. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed for scientific quality. Topics include: 1. MATERIALS for renewable energy storage and conversion: Batteries, Supercapacitors, Fuel cells, Hydrogen storage, and Photovoltaics and solar cells. 2. MATERIALS for renewable and sustainable fuel production: Hydrogen production and fuel generation from renewables (catalysis), Solar-driven reactions to hydrogen and fuels from renewables (photocatalysis), Biofuels, and Carbon dioxide sequestration and conversion. 3. MATERIALS for energy saving: Thermoelectrics, Novel illumination sources for efficient lighting, and Energy saving in buildings. 4. MATERIALS modeling and theoretical aspects. 5. Advanced characterization techniques of MATERIALS Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) the journal will follow the COPE guidelines on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct. Authors should refrain from misrepresenting research results which could damage the trust in the journal and ultimately the entire scientific endeavor. Maintaining integrity of the research and its presentation can be achieved by following the rules of good scientific practice as detailed here: https://www.springer.com/us/editorial-policies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Vincenzo BaglioPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Italy 10, Mainland China 3, United States 3, Hong Kong, China 2, Spain 2 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science8.5%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy7.6%
- Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering7%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy6.3%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science5.8%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering5.5%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering5.3%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering5.2%
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 | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, 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 (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 222OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 387,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 389 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 48 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 659 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 492 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 451 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 583 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 370 |
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
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 156 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 146 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (118 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,890 / USD 2,290 / GBP 1,590 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,190 / EUR 1,790 / GBP 1,490 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,390 / USD 2,090 / EUR 1,690 | Yes | — |
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 papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- original researchMaterials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy publishes reviews, original research articles, rapid communications, and perspectives.Length not stated
- perspectiveMaterials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy publishes reviews, original research articles, rapid communications, and perspectives.Length not stated
- rapid communicationMaterials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy publishes reviews, original research articles, rapid communications, and perspectives.Length not stated
- reviewMaterials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy publishes reviews, original research articles, rapid communications, and perspectives.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
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 ·- License & copyright Copyright
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. 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
Copyright policy Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process Model summary
All manuscripts are peer-reviewed for scientific quality.
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 3 issues per year
- ISSN
- 2194-1459
- Electronic ISSN
- 2194-1467
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
What CAS zone is Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.6, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 78–156 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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 Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; Cover letter: Required. 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 Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (10), Mainland China (3) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy open access, and what is the APC?
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .