Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Materials with applications in energy and sustainability
Editor-in-Chief: Li-Zhu Wu
Publishing model: Hybrid
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C cover high quality studies across all fields of materials chemistry. The journals focus on those theoretical or experimental studies that report new understanding, applications, properties and synthesis of materials.
Scope
The journals have a strong history of publishing quality reports of interest to interdisciplinary communities and providing an efficient and rigorous service through peer review and publication. The journals are led by an international team of Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors who are all active researchers in their fields.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C are separated by the intended application of the material studied. Broadly, applications in energy and sustainability are of interest to Journal of Materials Chemistry A, applications in biology and medicine are of interest to Journal of Materials Chemistry B, and applications in optical, magnetic and electronic devices are of interest to Journal of Materials Chemistry C. More than one Journal of Materials Chemistry journal may be suitable for certain fields and researchers are encouraged to submit their paper to the journal that they feel best fits for their particular article.
This list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive.
- Artificial photosynthesis
- Batteries
- Carbon dioxide conversion
- Catalysis
- Fuel cells
- Gas capture/separation/storage
- Green/sustainable materials
- Hydrogen generation
- Hydrogen storage
- Photocatalysis
- Photovoltaics
- Self-cleaning materials
- Self-healing materials
- Sensors
- Supercapacitors
- Thermoelectrics
- Water splitting
- Water treatment
Readership
Journal of Materials Chemistry A is a core journal for academic and industrial scientists involved in materials research.
Journal Impact Factor
9.2 (2025)
First decision time (all)
12 days
First decision time (peer reviewed)
32 days
Indexing
eISSN: 2050-7496
Indexed in: Scopus, Web of Science SCIE
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Single-atom catalysts for sustainable energy and environmental applications
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Call for papers
Closing date: 11 September 2026
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Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship
Recognising early career researchers who have made outstanding contributions to materials chemistry.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A outstanding reviewers
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