Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
ISSN 1229-7607 · eISSN 2092-7592 · The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers · 6 issues per year
Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,190; median 80 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials is published by The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers 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 Semiconductor materials and devices, ZnO doping and properties and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main purpose of Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials (Trans. Electr. Electron. Mater. : TEEM) is to provide an open forum to report and share significant new findings on electrical and electronic materials for the materials research communities.The topics covered by the journal include but not limited to new semiconductor materials and devices, electronic ceramics, electrical insulation materials, thin film devices/sensors, display/optical devices, superconducting magnetic materials and devices, nanomaterials and nanodevices, photovoltaic materials and devices, and disaster prevention materials.Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials enables professionals in research and industry to keep track of up-to-date developments in the above-mentioned fields and their importance for future developments and success.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Soo YoungPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named South Korea 23, United States 9, Japan 5, Australia 2, Mainland China 1 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering10.1%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science8.5%
- Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesEngineering8%
- Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignEngineering6.3%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering5.8%
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Science5.7%
- High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomenaMaterials Science5.1%
- Acoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesEngineering4.2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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, 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
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 101LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 79,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,716 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 4 | 14 |
| 2025 | 102 | 5 | 385 |
| 2024 | 84 | 8 | 753 |
| 2023 | 72 | 4 | 555 |
| 2022 | 51 | 3 | 426 |
| 2021 | 109 | 10 | 1,166 |
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
80 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 131 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 100 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (157 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
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- color in the print version
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The journal encourages authors to provide a statement of Data availability in their article. Data availability statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Data availability statements can also indicate whether data are av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. 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
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All manuscripts are treated as confidential. They are double blind peer-reviewed by at least 2 anonymous reviewers selected by the editor. Letters to the editor are also reviewed and published on the decision of the editor. The corresponding author is notified as soon as possible of the editor’s decision to accept, reject, or request revision of manuscripts. When the final revised manuscript is co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1229-7607
- Electronic ISSN
- 2092-7592
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
What CAS zone is Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials 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 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 80 days (interquartile range 54–131 days). 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 Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: 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 Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (23), United States (9) and Japan (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,190.
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: .