Journal History

2015 The inaugural issue was released. Batteries was published as a quarterly journal.
2017 Batteries was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2019 Batteries was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2020 Batteries received its first CiteScore (2019) of 4.8.
2021 Batteries received its CiteScore (2020) of 5.7.
Batteries
was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
Batteries
announced the first edition of the Best Paper Award.
The International Society for Porous Media (InterPore) became affiliated to Batteries.
2022 Batteries received its first Impact Factor (5.938).
Batteries received its CiteScore (2021) of 7.9.
Batteries adopted a monthly publication schedule.
Batteries established the following sections:
  • Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others;
  • Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects;
  • Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling;
  • Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application;
  • Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety.
Batteries announced the first edition of the Young Investigator Award.
Batteries
announced the first edition of the Travel Award.
2023 Batteries announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award.
Batteries received its 2022 Impact Factor (4.0).
Batteries received its CiteScore (2022) of 5.4.
2024 Batteries received its 2023 Impact Factor (4.6).
Batteries received its CiteScore (2023) of 4.0.
Batteries established the following sections:
Aqueous Batteries;
Supercapacitors.
2025 The year 2025 marked the 10th Anniversary of Batteries.
Batteries received its 2024 Impact Factor (4.8).
Batteries received its CiteScore (2024) of 6.6.
2026 Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others was discontinued.
Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application
was discontinued.
Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling
was discontinued.
Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects
was discontinued.
Aqueous Batteries
was discontinued.
Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety
was renamed as Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety.

Journal established the following sections:

  • Aqueous Energy Storage Devices and Systems;
  • Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization;
  • Electrolyte and Interfacial Engineering;
  • Electric Vehicles and Mobile Energy Storage Systems;
  • Emerging Battery Systems;
  • Hybrid Energy Storage and Integrated Systems;
  • Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Batteries;
  • Sustainable Manufacturing and Circular Economy.

Editor-in-Chief

2014–2024 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andreas Jossen
2024–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Karim Zaghib

Section Editor-in-Chief

2022–2026

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Pascal Venet for the section on Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Dr. Hongwen He for the section on Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application
Section Editor-in-Chief: 
Prof. Dr. Seung-Wan Song for the section on Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others

2024–2026

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Marco Giorgetti for the section on Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects

2025–present

Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Ottorino Veneri for the section on Supercapacitors

2026–present


Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Pascal Venet for the section on Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hongwen He for the section on Electric Vehicles and Mobile Energy Storage Systems
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Seung-Wan Song for the section on Electrolyte and Interfacial Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Marco Giorgetti for the section on Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Diego Iannuzzi for the section on Hybrid Energy Storage and Integrated Systems
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Dr. Kaifu Huo for the section on Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Batteries
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Dr. Guanjie He for the section on Aqueous Energy Storage Devices and Systems
Section Editor-in-Chief: 
Prof. Dr. Odne Stokke Burheim for the section on Sustainable Manufacturing and Circular Economy

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