ACS Applied Energy Materials

At the end of 2018, I published an article in this journal. The current impact factor is only 5.89, and it is increasing too slowly. Additionally, the journal receives a large number of submissions. In its first year, there were already 800+ submissions, and in the second year, it exceeded 1000+. Furthermore, they rarely accept review articles, which affects their impact factor. This seems to be a common problem among ACS journals. However, top journals like JACS and Nano Letters do not prioritize impact factor, but for journals like ACS AEM, it is still important to consider. In my opinion, this journal does not have a high investment value. On the other hand, journals of the same level, such as Materials Today Energy, choose a different route with lower publication volume and higher proportion of review articles. Currently, MTE has an instant impact factor of 7.27, increasing by approximately 2.0 points each year. Journal of Energy Chemistry is also on a similar trajectory, increasing by 2 points each year. At the time, I also submitted another article to JEC, which had a similar quality to this one. At that time, JEC had an impact factor of around 5.0, but now its instant impact factor has reached 9.38 and is in the top category of chemistry. In conclusion, although I have published an article in this journal, I do not recommend it to others due to its slow growth, high submission volume, and lack of emphasis on impact factor. Over time, the gap between this journal and others will widen.

Application of organic electrode materials on the negative electrode of lithium-ion batteries.
August 22: Submitted for review.
September 14: Received reviewer comments. Reviewer 1 suggests minor revisions and has three questions; Reviewer 2 suggests major revisions and has seven questions; Reviewer 3 suggests major revisions and has four questions. Conducted a small experiment and added simple theoretical calculations.
September 30: Responded to reviewer comments.
October 8: Received reviewer comments. Reviewers 1 and 3 agree to accept the paper (Recommendation: Publish as is; no revisions needed.), but Reviewer 2 feels that my answers to previous questions were not clear enough and raises three more questions.
October 12: Responded to reviewer 2's comments.
October 14: Paper accepted.
From submission to publication, it took about two months, which is relatively fast. Of course, I conducted comprehensive testing, covering all necessary aspects. This is my first paper during my graduate studies, and although the journal is average, the submission process went smoothly, making me happy.