Journal of Advanced Ceramics

For those who work on ceramic energy storage, others have published a lot of papers with slightly higher density. I thought my own results (above 6) would be several times better than theirs, and also not inferior to articles in other reputable journals (lead-free). I initially planned to submit to this journal because its impact factor has been increasing and it may develop even better in the future. However, later I realized that I was wrong. Although the editors are also involved in ceramics, it seems that the results of the paper are not important to them. Only people who have a connection with them will have their papers reviewed (I heard this from other industry insiders). They said you need to send a separate email to the editor, and even if you do, there is no guarantee that it will be reviewed. They believe that only those who have a potential future relationship with them will be reviewed.

It's completely a journal run by insiders. The low number of published articles easily allows the editorial board to manipulate the impact factor. Each editor has a quota of how many times their articles should be cited in a year. Now that the impact factor has exceeded ten, it's really a joke for ceramics journals. After surpassing ten, it becomes difficult for outsiders to have their papers reviewed, but papers with poor quality from the journal's editors can still be reviewed, and they even specifically invite reviewers recommended by the editors. I often receive review invitations from this journal, where the author is one of the editors. This is enough to show that it's a game played by insiders. Domestic journals shouldn't be run like this. The responsible executive editor for initial review should be replaced, and I will no longer cite papers from this journal unless absolutely necessary.