Is Journal of Energy Storage a good journal?

Journal of Energy Storage is a strong target for manuscripts that match its scope and pass its main editorial fit screen. Key fit signal: The paper should improve a storage decision, not only characterize a material. Main risk: Storage claims usually require cycling or stability evidence.

What is the Journal of Energy Storage JIF?

The JIF is 10.7. See the full year-by-year trend and category ranking in our Journal of Energy Storage JIF analysis.

What is the acceptance rate of Journal of Energy Storage?

Manusights currently treats Selective Elsevier energy-storage journal as an estimate for Journal of Energy Storage, not an official journal-published rate. One common reason papers fail is initial performance only.

How long does Journal of Energy Storage take to review?

Journal of Energy Storage typically takes Elsevier insights report first decision and review timelines at journal level, but timing varies by editor, field, and reviewer availability. Expect an editorial screen first, then scope fit, then peer review.

Is Journal of Energy Storage peer reviewed?

Yes, Journal of Energy Storage is peer reviewed. Reviewers assess methods, reporting completeness, scope fit, and whether the conclusions are supported by the data.

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Publishing in Journal of Energy Storage: Fit, Timeline & Submission Guide

Q: What does Journal of Energy Storage look for in submissions?

Storage-system contribution: The paper should improve a storage decision, not only characterize a material.

Q: What should I know before submitting to Journal of Energy Storage?

Make raw cycling data reusable. Data availability strengthens trust in practical storage claims.

Journal of Energy Storage fits manuscripts where storage performance changes a real system decision.

Should you submit here?

IF 10.7 · Acceptance rate: Selective Elsevier energy-storage journal · Elsevier insights report first decision and review timelines at journal level

Best fit if

The paper should improve a storage decision, not only characterize a material

Not ideal if

Storage claims usually require cycling or stability evidence

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10.7

Impact Factor

Selective Elsevier energy-storage journal

Acceptance Rate

Elsevier insights report first decision and review timelines at journal level

Time to First Decision

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What Journal of Energy Storage Publishes

Journal of Energy Storage publishes work on energy-storage systems, technologies, modeling, integration, sizing, management, markets, and storage applications.

Electrochemical, thermal, mechanical, electrical, and chemical storage research
Storage integration, modeling, sizing, management, and application studies
Manuscripts with cycling, stability, benchmarking, and system relevance

Editor Insight

“Journal of Energy Storage readiness depends on storage-system consequence, cycling evidence, and fair benchmarking.”

What Journal of Energy Storage Editors Look For

Storage-system contribution

The paper should improve a storage decision, not only characterize a material.

Durability evidence

Cycling, stability, impedance, degradation, or reliability data should match the claim.

Fair benchmarking

Comparison tables should use recent and comparable storage systems.

Why Papers Get Rejected

These patterns appear repeatedly in manuscripts that don't make it past Journal of Energy Storage's editorial review:

Initial performance only

Storage claims usually require cycling or stability evidence.

Convenient benchmark set

Editors expect state-of-the-art comparisons under fair conditions.

Materials novelty without storage consequence

The storage-system decision must be explicit.

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Insider Tips from Journal of Energy Storage Authors

Make raw cycling data reusable

Data availability strengthens trust in practical storage claims.

Normalize comparisons

Rate, temperature, cycle count, and loading determine whether the benchmark is fair.

The Journal of Energy Storage Submission Process

Scope fit

Before upload

Confirm the manuscript owns an energy-storage system, material, model, or integration contribution.

Prepare Elsevier package

Pre-submission

Finalize manuscript, figures, highlights, declarations, data availability, and supplementary cycling evidence.

Submit online

Day 0

Upload through Elsevier Editorial Manager.

Editorial assessment

Initial screen

Editors screen storage relevance, benchmark quality, durability evidence, and reviewer fit.

Peer review

After editor invitation

Reviewers assess cycling, stability, methodology, benchmarking, and system relevance.

Journal of Energy Storage by the Numbers

Publisher	Elsevier
Impact Factor	9.8
Core scope	Energy-storage systems and technologies

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Article Types

Research Paper

Original energy-storage research article

Review

Synthesis of storage technology or system evidence

Short Communication

Concise storage contribution

Landmark Journal of Energy Storage Papers

Papers that defined fields and changed science:

Battery cycling studies
Thermal energy storage papers
Grid storage modeling analyses

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Primary Fields

Energy StorageBatteriesThermal StorageGrid IntegrationStorage Systems

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