Journal Guide
Advanced Energy Materials Impact Factor 26.0: Publishing Guide
Next-generation energy materials: storage, conversion, and sustainability
26.0
Impact Factor (2024)
~15-25%
Acceptance Rate
~100-140 days median
Time to First Decision
What Adv. Energy Mater. Publishes
Advanced Energy Materials published by Wiley is a premier journal for energy storage and conversion materials. With JIF 26.0 and Q1 ranking in Energy & Fuels, AEM emphasizes novel materials enabling improved energy storage, generation, and conversion. The journal publishes research on batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, fuel cells, and related energy materials. Critically: AEM values materials with demonstrated performance advantages. Pure characterization without functional energy device testing is less competitive. The journal seeks papers showing how materials enable energy technology breakthroughs.
- Battery materials: cathodes, anodes, electrolytes, solid-state batteries
- Supercapacitor materials: electrode materials, electrolytes, high-performance devices
- Solar cells: perovskites, organic photovoltaics, dye-sensitized solar cells
- Fuel cells: cathodes, anodes, electrolytes, hydrogen storage materials
- Thermal energy: phase change materials, thermal storage, thermoelectric materials
- Electrocatalysts: water splitting, CO2 reduction, fuel cell catalysts
- Ion conductors and ionic liquids: solid-state electrolytes, ion transport
- Nanostructured energy materials: nanocarbon, nanomaterials for energy
Editor Insight
“Advanced Energy Materials publishes materials enabling energy breakthroughs. We seek materials with exceptional performance demonstrated in functional devices and proven long-term stability.”
What Adv. Energy Mater. Editors Look For
Novel material showing exceptional energy storage or conversion performance
Present material delivering superior energy density, power output, or efficiency. Higher capacity? Faster charging? Better cycling stability? Demonstrate exceptional performance with quantified metrics.
Complete material characterization and energy device validation
Thoroughly characterize material structure and properties. Critically, test in actual energy device (battery cell, supercapacitor, solar cell) showing functional performance. Device-level validation essential.
Mechanistic understanding of how material enables energy performance
Explain material mechanisms enabling energy performance. What structural features enable ion transport? What surface properties improve catalysis? Mechanism stronger than empirical results alone.
Demonstration of scalability and practical manufacturability
Show material can be synthesized at scale using practical methods. Cost-effective synthesis using available precursors essential. Lab-scale without manufacturability path has limited impact.
Long-term cycling and stability data proving real-world viability
Energy devices must survive thousands of cycles. Demonstrate material stability, cycle life, and performance retention under realistic operating conditions.
Why Papers Get Rejected
These patterns appear repeatedly in manuscripts that don't make it past Adv. Energy Mater.'s editorial review:
Material characterization without energy device testing
AEM expects functional energy device validation. Characterizing material properties alone insufficient. Show how material performs in battery, supercap, or solar cell.
Short-term performance without long-term cycling or stability data
Initial performance is baseline. Energy devices must survive thousands of cycles without degradation. Stability and cycle life data essential.
Lab-scale synthesis without manufacturability or cost discussion
Show material synthesis is scalable using practical methods. Discuss material costs and manufacturing feasibility. Lab curiosities without production pathway have limited utility.
Ignoring critical energy metrics like round-trip efficiency
Energy performance requires appropriate metrics. Battery papers need capacity, voltage, cycle life. Supercaps need energy density. Solar cells need efficiency and fill factor. Use correct metrics.
No comparison with state-of-the-art materials
Show how material performance compares with current commercial or leading research materials. What advantages justify adoption?
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Insider Tips from Adv. Energy Mater. Authors
Solid-state battery materials increasingly competitive and high-impact
Solid electrolyte materials enabling next-generation batteries receive strong editorial interest as industry moves toward solid-state.
High-energy-density cathodes and fast-charging anodes valued
Materials enabling fast charging, high capacity retention, or improved energy density have immediate commercial relevance.
CO2 electroreduction catalysts and electrolyzers trending
Materials enabling efficient water splitting or CO2 conversion aligned with decarbonization priorities.
Sustainability and Earth-abundant materials increasingly important
Materials avoiding rare elements or using abundant, non-toxic alternatives increasingly competitive.
Machine learning for materials discovery gaining prominence
Using computational methods or ML to guide material design increasingly valued in advanced materials papers.
The Adv. Energy Mater. Submission Process
Manuscript preparation
Prep6,000-9,000 words with 6-8 figures. Include material synthesis and characterization, energy device fabrication, performance testing (capacity, efficiency, cycling), stability data, mechanistic discussion, manufacturability, and comparison.
Submission via Wiley system
Day 0Submit at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/16146840/. Required: manuscript emphasizing energy performance advantages, figures showing characterization and device performance, cover letter highlighting innovation.
Editorial assessment
1-2 weeksEditor assesses material novelty and energy significance. Papers lacking device validation or long-term stability face lower priority. Selective desk rejection ~40-50%.
Peer review
100-140 days2-3 energy materials experts assess novelty, characterization rigor, device performance, and significance. First decision 100-140 days.
Revision and publication
Revision: 4-8 weeksRevisions often request additional cycling data, stability testing, or manufacturability discussion. Publication 2-4 weeks after acceptance.
Adv. Energy Mater. by the Numbers
| 2024 Impact Factor | 14.2 |
| 5-Year Impact Factor | 14.8 |
| Acceptance rate | ~15-25% |
| Desk rejection rate | ~40-50% |
| Median first decision | ~120 days |
| Open access option | $4,500 USD |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Founded | 2011 |
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Article Types
Full Paper
6,000-9,000 wordsEnergy material with device validation and performance
Communication
3,500-5,000 wordsSignificant energy material discovery
Landmark Adv. Energy Mater. Papers
Papers that defined fields and changed science:
- Perovskite solar cell development (2010s+) - high-efficiency photovoltaics
- High-capacity battery cathodes (various) - improved energy storage
- Solid electrolyte development (2010s+) - next-generation batteries
- Water splitting electrocatalysts (2010s+) - green hydrogen generation
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