Journal profile · Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Today Electronics
ISSN 2772-9494 · Elsevier · United Kingdom
Materials Today Electronics: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 8.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,860; review about 80 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Materials Today Electronics is published by Elsevier and is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, 2D Materials and Applications and Perovskite Materials and Applications, together about 24.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is scientifically supported by Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan UniversityMaterials Today Electronics, part of the Materials Today Family of journals, is a multidisciplinary gold open access journal and publishes cutting-edge research work spanning across fundamental and applied areas of electronic materials and devices, and system applications.The journal welcomes comprehensive research articles, short communications, review articles, perspective, and news & views on the latest progress of materials electronics research. The content includes energy electronics, information electronics, and bioelectronics, which is covered by optoelectronics, magnetic electronics, acoustics electronics, thermo electronics, sensing electronics, flexible electronics, as well as intelligent electronics and applied research in electronics. The journal considers the papers on new function realization or enhancement of electronic devices which is based on new physical ideas in new structure of traditional materials and novel materials.The papers with the following topics are especially welcome:Topological quantum materialsTwo-dimensional materialsPerovskite structure materialsMetamaterials and metasurfaceMagnetic materials and spintronicsSuperconductorsSemiconductorsCarbon related electronicsFlexible electronicsOrganic electronicsInformation electronicsIntelligent electronicsPower electronicsBio and medical electronicsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsSensorsDisplaysPhotovoltaicsNanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)Data convertersMemoryThermoelectric materialsThe Materials Today Family of journals provides authors and readers with comprehensive coverage of all materials science disciplines – from incremental results to ground-breaking discoveries. Our journals offer multi- and inter-disciplinary platforms for collaboration and the cross-pollination of ideas to drive the field forward.If you have high-quality research that has the potential to make a real impact, advancing scientific knowledge and fuelling innovation, we’d like to hear from you.Find out more
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Editor-in-chief Junhao ChuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 32 in mainland China (about 48%); most named Mainland China 32, United States 10, South Korea 7, Hong Kong, China 3, Taiwan, China 2 (66 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering9%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science8.5%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering7.3%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering7.3%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science5.3%
- MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsMaterials Science4.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
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
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)
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 203 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 39 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 278 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 425 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 1,190 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 459 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
80 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | USD 2,860 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,860 / EUR 2,680 / GBP 2,290 / JPY 354,730 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,860 | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- comprehensive research articlesThe journal welcomes comprehensive research articles, short communications, review articles, perspective, and news & views on the latest progress of materials e…Length not stated
- news & viewsThe journal welcomes comprehensive research articles, short communications, review articles, perspective, and news & views on the latest progress of materials e…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe journal welcomes comprehensive research articles, short communications, review articles, perspective, and news & views on the latest progress of materials e…Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal welcomes comprehensive research articles, short communications, review articles, perspective, and news & views on the latest progress of materials e…Length not stated
- short communicationsThe journal welcomes comprehensive research articles, short communications, review articles, perspective, and news & views on the latest progress of materials e…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Elsevier Publishing Ethics Policy Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
single anonymized review Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2772-9494
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Materials Today Electronics
What CAS zone is Materials Today Electronics in?
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 Today Electronics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 8.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 11.5, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Materials Today Electronics?
The publisher reports about 80 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Today Electronics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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 Materials Today Electronics based?
Of the 66 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 32 (about 48%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (32), United States (10) and South Korea (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Materials Today Electronics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Materials Today Electronics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Materials Today Electronics open access, and what is the APC?
Materials Today Electronics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,860.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .