Journal profile · Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Progress in Solid State Chemistry
ISSN 0079-6786 · eISSN 1873-1643 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Progress in Solid State Chemistry: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9.58; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,860; review about 52 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress in Solid State Chemistry is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 33.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Progress in Solid State Chemistry presents a chemical view of the solid state by providing up-to-date critical reviews written by acknowledged authorities in the field. It also publishes surveys of research progress and specialized articles devoted to summarizing particular recent developments. The aim is to address the need brought about by the literature on the chemistry of the solid state being widely dispersed, making it difficult to obtain a broad and unified assessment of the present state of knowledge. Special emphasis is given to relating physical properties and structural chemistry. Whereas structural chemistry at one time was concerned mostly with perfect solids, most activity focused upon understanding of solid properties focuses on imperfections. Entities such as vacancies, dislocations, and positive holes, which have no independent existence outside the solid itself, are of prime importance in modern solid state chemistry.The reviews published in Progress in Solid State Chemistry emphasize critical evaluation of the field, along with indications of current problems and future directions. Papers are not intended to be bibliographic in nature but rather to inform a broad range of readers in an inherently multidisciplinary field by providing expert treatises oriented both towards specialists in different areas of the solid state and towards nonspecialists. The authorship is international, and the subject matter will be of interest to chemists, materials scientists, physicists, metallurgists, crystallographers, ceramists, and engineers interested in the solid state.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 26%); most named Mainland China 7, United States 7, Germany 6, United Kingdom 2, Japan 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering11.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science10.1%
- Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMaterials Science6.2%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering5.1%
- Inorganic Chemistry and MaterialsChemistry5%
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Science4.4%
- Electronic and Structural Properties of OxidesMaterials Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 9.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 359OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 653 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 1 | 25 |
| 2025 | 28 | 3 | 167 |
| 2024 | 39 | 13 | 620 |
| 2023 | 20 | 4 | 595 |
| 2022 | 14 | 4 | 247 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 199 |
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
52 dayssubmission to acceptance
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 acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,860 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted7
- commentariesOriginal research papers, reviews, letters to the editor and commentaries are welcome.Length not stated
- commentaryOriginal research papers, reviews, letters to the editor and commentaries are welcome. They should contain an abstract (of up to 200 words) and a Conclusions se…Length not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal research papers, reviews, letters to the editor and commentaries are welcome. They should contain an abstract (of up to 200 words) and a Conclusions se…Length not stated
- original research paperOriginal research papers, reviews, letters to the editor and commentaries are welcome. They should contain an abstract (of up to 200 words) and a Conclusions se…Length not stated
- original research papersOriginal research papers, reviews, letters to the editor and commentaries are welcome.Length not stated
- reviewOriginal research papers, reviews, letters to the editor and commentaries are welcome. They should contain an abstract (of up to 200 words) and a Conclusions se…Length not stated
- reviewsOriginal research papers, reviews, letters to the editor and commentaries are welcome.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
Ethics in publishing 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 process 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.
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 Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0079-6786
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-1643
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Progress in Solid State Chemistry
What CAS zone is Progress in Solid State Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Progress in Solid State Chemistry is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Progress in Solid State Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.58; CiteScore 12.6, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at Progress in Solid State Chemistry?
The publisher reports about 52 days (submission to acceptance); the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Progress in Solid State Chemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Progress in Solid State Chemistry based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 26%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (7), United States (7) and Germany (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Progress in Solid State Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress in Solid State Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Progress in Solid State Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Progress in Solid State Chemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,860.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .