Submission to First Editorial Decision (Median Days): 4.3
Submission to First Decision with Peer Review (Median Days): 22.8
Submission to Accept (Median Days): 46.1
Accept to ASAP Publication (Median Days): 6

ACS Energy Letters is a monthly peer-reviewed journal that publishes new scientific advances in all aspects of energy research that are of interest to scientists working in the fundamental, and applied sciences. A central criterion to acceptance is that the paper reports sufficiently new results such that rapid publication is essential.

The journal maintains one of the most rapid publication times in the field (average 4-6 weeks from submission to web publication in ASAP -As Soon As Publishable- format). ACS Energy Letters is currently ranked within the top 10 journals for the Web of Science Electrochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Energy & Fuels, and Nanoscience & Nanotechnology categories.

Journal editors and staff routinely attend major scientific conferences, and are eager to discuss with readers and authors, and the journal maintains an active presence on social media.

The following topics are examples within the scope of ACS Energy Letters:

Storage Batteries and Supercapacitors
Solar Cells (for example, Perovskite, Quantum Dots, Organic Photovoltaics and Tandem)
Solar Fuels (Hydrogen, CO2 and N2 reduction) and Biofuels
Energy Materials (Quantum Dots and Light Harvesting Assemblies)
LED and Display Devices
Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries
Photo- and Electro- Chemical/Catalytic Processes
Desalination and Electrolyzers

Letter
Energy express
Perspective
Reviews
Viewpoints
Energy Focus

Editor-in-Chief
Prashant V. Kamat
Zahm Professor of Science
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Radiation Laboratory
University of Notre Dame

Editor's Office: (574) 631-2817
E-mail: eic@energylett.acs.org
Coordinating Editor
Constance M. Biegel
University of Notre Dame
E-mail: eic@energylett.acs.org
Phone: (574) 631-2817
Fax: (202) 559-0846
Associate Publisher
Jitesh Soares
E-mail: j_soares@acs.org
Development Editor
Christina MacLaughlin
E-mail: C_Maclaughlin@acs.org
Senior Editors
Lin X. Chen
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University,
Argonne National Laboratory
Phone: (847) 491-3479
E-mail: chen-office@energylett.acs.org
Lin X. Chen’s interests related to energy research are currently focused on two areas: a) excited/transient state structure, dynamics and function correlations in transition metal complexes for solar fuel and electricity generation, and b) electronic processes in organic materials for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications. Her group investigates fundamental energy conversion processes in the context of light-matter interactions from X-rays to terahertz radiation. Her research seeks optimal light energy conversion by correlating energetics, dynamics and structures in various materials on multiple spatial and temporal scales by measurements using ultrafast laser and X-ray spectroscopy as well as theoretical modeling.
Phillip Christopher
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Chemical Engineering
Phone: (805) 893-2610
Phillip Christopher's research focuses on the science and technology associated with heterogeneous (photo)catalytic materials and processes. Chemical conversions of interest include energy efficient selective chemical production, CO2 conversion, and pollution mitigation. His work exploits a range of catalytic materials from multifunctional plasmonic heterostructures to single Pt-group atoms on oxide supports. Active site characteristics and reaction mechanisms are interrogated using in-situ spectroscopy and microscopy approaches in combination with kinetic and theoretical analyses to identify pathways toward the development of more efficient catalysts.
Filippo De Angelis
Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology
University of Perugia
Phone: +39 075 585 5523
E-mail: filippo@thch.unipg.it
Filippo De Angelis’ research expertise is in the development and application of first principles computational methods to the simulation of the structural, electronic and optical properties of metallorganic, inorganic and hybrid materials and molecules and of the related interfaces. His research interests span from the simulation of chemical reactivity in catalysis and biological systems, to the study of excited states in semiconductor nanostructures and optoelectronic devices. His recent work has focused on solar energy materials, with emphasis on dye-sensitized, bulk heterojunction and hybrid perovskite solar cells.
Yong-Sheng Hu
Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Phone: +86-10-82649808
E-mail: hu-office@energylett.acs.org
Yong-Sheng Hu's research expertise is alkali metal rechargeable batteries such as liquid-(non-aqueous and aqueous) and solid-state Li-, Na-, and K-based batteries. His recent work mainly includes: propose highly concentrated electrolytes for metallic Li batteries; discover the electroactivity of Cu2+/Cu3+ redox couple in Na containing oxides; develop low-cost cathode/anode materials for Na-ion batteries; etc. He is devoted to not only understanding their fundamental energy storage mechanism but also promoting practical application for large-scale electrical energy storage.
Song Jin
Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Phone: (608)262-1562
Song Jin is interested in the chemistry and physics of nanoscale and solid state materials and the exploitation of (nano)materials for photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion, electrocatalysis, energy storage, and thermoelectric energy conversion. A unifying theme of Jin's energy research is the focus on earth-abundant materials. He also discovered the screw dislocation-driven growth of anisotropic nanomaterials and developed innovative synthesis of a variety of nanomaterials including metal silicides, oxides, chalcogenides, and halide perovskites, and study their optoelectronic, electrochemical, and magnetic properties and applications.
Nam-Gyu Park
Sungkyunkwan University
E-mail: park-office@energylett.acs.org
Nam-Gyu Park's research interests are focused on the design and optimization of materials for energy conversion. Fields of specialty in the Park group include high efficiency, long-term stable and large area perovskite solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, organic photovoltaics, 3rd generation solar cells, and nanomaterials for energy conversion.
Dipankar Das (D. D.) Sarma
J. N. Tata Chair Professor
Indian Institute of Science, India
Phone: +91-(0)80-2293 2945
E-mail: sarma-office@energylett.acs.org
Dipankar Das (D. D.) Sarma's group is involved in understanding behavior of electrons in bulk and nanomaterials, primarily based on transition metal compounds and II-VI semiconductors, respectively. Using a wide variety of experimental and theoretical approaches to probe such electronic properties, the group investigates interesting material characteristics, such as electronic, magnetic, and optical properties with implications for energy materials, strong correlation physics and materials chemistry.
Kevin Sivula
Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
E-mail: sivula-office@energylett.acs.org
Kevin Sivula's research expertise includes photoelectrochemical solar-to-chemical energy conversion (solar fuels) and solution-processed semiconductor thin films for optoelectronics applications.
Yang-Kook Sun
Department of Energy Engineering
Hanyang University
Phone: +82-2-2220-0524
E-mail: sun-office@energylett.acs.org
Yang-Kook Sun’s primary research activities include the synthesis of new electrode materials for lithium-ion, sodium-ion, lithium-sulfur, and lithium-air batteries. His recent work in lithium ion batteries is introduction of a hybrid cathode with core-shell and continuous compositional gradation. This concept represents a new approach in the development of practical high-performance lithium batteries with synergetic effects primarily for electric vehicles.
Editorial Advisory Board
Osman Bakr
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia
Zhenan Bao
Stanford University, USA
Matt Beard
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Shannon Boettcher
University of Oregon, USA
Larry Curtiss
Argonne National Laboratory
Lioz Etgar
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Leif Hammarström
Uppsala University, Sweden
Yun Hang Hu
Michigan Technological University, USA
Laura M. Herz
University of Oxford, UK
Johan Hofkens
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Fengwei Huo
Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, China
Csaba Janáky
University of Szeged, Hungary
Mercouri Kanatzidis
Northwestern University, USA
Masaru (Ken) Kuno
University of Notre Dame, USA
Xiaolin Li
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Jun Lu
Argonne National Laboratory
Dongling Ma
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada
Liqiang Mai
Wuhan University of Technology
Arumugam Manthiram
University of Texas, Austin
Bryan McCloskey
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Shelley D. Minteer
University of Utah, USA
Ivan Mora-Sero
Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Xiulian Pan
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Annamaria Petrozza
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
Narayan Pradhan
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India
Michael Saliba
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Edward H. Sargent
University of Toronto, Canada
Shi-Gang Sun
Xiamen Univ, China
Javier Vela
Iowa State University
Emily Weiss
Northwestern University
Vanessa Wood
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Xiaowei Zhan
Peking University
Kai Zhu
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA