2025
March
20 March: In the 2025 Journal Ranking released by the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, EM has been ranked in Category 2 of the “Materials Science” discipline. It is also listed in Category 2 for both the “Energy & Fuels” and “Materials Science, Multidisciplinary” sub-disciplines. Additionally, EM has been selected for inclusion in the China SCI Journal Excellence Action Plan.
February
11 February: EM announced the 2024 Annual Awards, honoring the exceptional contributions of editors, reviewers, and authors. Award categories include editorial excellence, impactful papers, and popular cover designs.
January
14 January: EM published its 2024 Annual Report, summarizing the journal’s major milestones and progress in 2024.
4 January：the Article Processing Charge (APC) was officially adjusted to $2800.
2 January: The journal's manuscript submission and peer review system, MESAS, was upgraded to enhance user experience. The new submission portal can be accessed at: https://www.oaecenter.com/login?JournalId=energymater. Users can still access past submission information in the new system.
1 January: Starting from January 1, 2025, Energy Materials has shifted its publication frequency from bimonthly to monthly, further enhancing its ability to provide timely and impactful research in the fields of Energy & Fuels and Materials Science.
2024
June
18 June: In the 2023 Journal Citation Report, EM received its first impact factor: 11.8, ranking in the top 10% in both the Energy & Fuels and Materials Science, Multidisciplinary categories, and securing a position in the JCR Q1
May
23 May: The 2024 Editorial Board Meeting Successfully Held in Nanjing, China.
23-26 EM has successfully held "The Second Forum on Innovation and Development of New Energy Materials" in Nanjing, China.
January
23 January, EM announced the 2023 Annual Awards, which included the "2023 Most Influential Paper Awards", "2023 Excellent Paper Awards" and "2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award Winners".
2023
December
29 December, 2023, EM released its 2023 Annual Report, highlighting the journal's key achievements throughout the year.
11 December: OAE Publishing Inc. and Southeastern University have forged a strategic cooperation agreement to build the journal EM.
November
17-19 November: EM has successfully held "The First Forum for New Energy Materials Innovation and Development and the In-Depth Empowerment Conference for Advancing New Energy Industry".
October
28 October: the EM Journal website was completely redesigned and upgraded, greatly enhancing browsing speed.
August
4 August: EM was included in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
June
16 June: EM was indexed in CNKI database.
April
25 April: EM was indexed in J-Gate database.
19 April: EM was included in Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases.
January
6 January: EM released its 2022 Annual Report, present the various achievements of the journal in 2022.
5 January: EM announcing the 2022 Annual Awards, including “2022 Most Influential Paper Award” and “2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award Winners”.
2022
December
2 December: EM became a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
October
26 October: The fourth editorial meeting of EM was successfully held online.
August
31 August: EM was indexed in Dimensions.
15 August: EM was indexed in Lens.
June
16 June: EM opened a new column of Webinars. Prof. Yuping Wu host the first online webinar.
May
10 May: EM reached cooperation with ResearchGate.
April
15 April: The third editorial meeting of EM was successfully held online.
2021
November
14 November: The second editorial meeting of EM was successfully held online.
2 November: EM obtained the ISSN 2770-5900 (Online).
October
30 October: The inaugural issue of EM was officially published.
June
12 June: The first editorial meeting of EM was successfully held online.
May
14 May: Energy Materials (EM) was officially launched. Prof. Yuping Wu from Southeast University, served as the Founding Editor-in-Chief.
