Publication Report 2022
17 January 2023

Table of Contents:
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Highlights;
Journal Access Trend;
Publication Statistics;
Editorial Board Expansion;Special Issues;
Plans for 2023;
Acknowledgement.

Under the leadership of our Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Masato Sone, and with great
support from all of our Editorial Board Members, Electrochem has completed its thirdvolume. On behalf of all the staff in the Editorial Office, I would like to give a reporton the performance of Electrochem in 2022.

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1. Highlights
Published 54 papers in total.

Eighteen publications in 2022 have been cited at least once already, and the most popular has
been cited 57 times. There has been an average of 3.85 citations in 2022.

Nine new Special Issues are opening for submission in 2022.

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It is already indexed within CAPlus/SciFinder and other databases. Now, it has officiallyentered the second phase of investigation of ESCI and Scopus databases.

Cited articles (Top Ten) in 2022:

Number12345678910Title
Coupled Electrochemical–Thermal Simulations and Validation ofMinichannel Cold-Plate Water-Cooled Prismatic 20 Ah LiFePO4 Battery
Experimental, Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamic Study on Corrosion
Inhibition of Mild Steel by Pyridine Derivatives in Aqueous PerchloricAcid
Performance Study on the Effect of Coolant Inlet Conditions for a 20 Ah
LiFePO4 Prismatic Battery with Commercial Mini Channel Cold Plates
Spinel to Rock–Salt Transformation in High-Entropy Oxides with Li
Incorporation
Designing of Nanomaterial-Based Enzymatic Biosensors: Synthesis,
Properties, and Applications
Review of the Design of Current Collectors for Improving the Battery
Performance in Lithium-Ion and Post-Lithium-Ion Batteries
Progress and Opportunities for Exsolution in Electrochemistry
A Comprehensive Review on the Use of Metal–Organic Frameworks(MOFs) Coupled with Enzymes as Biosensors
Electrochemical Detection of Bisphenol A by Tyrosinase Immobilized on
Electrospun Nanofibers Decorated with Gold Nanoparticles
Metal-Free Carbon-Based Supercapacitors—A Comprehensive Review

Citation
57
332726
25
20
16
14
12
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2. Journal Access Trend
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electrochem/stats
Trends in full-text and abstract views, articles published online, new submissions received, andrejected papers over the past six months.
2022
Full Text
ArticlesNew Submissions
RejectionJuly
10,359
6121

Aug
9,258
692

Sep
9,351
562

Oct
11,558651

Nov
11,227531

Dec
11,8934613. Publication Statistics(1) The total number of manuscripts published in 2022 was 54.
(2) Publication Time: In 2022, the median publication time was 47 days and the time to first decision
was 20 days.
(3) Publications by countries in 2022: India 12, Ireland 7, China 6, Nepal 6, and others:2Electrochem

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Last year, most publications were from India and Ireland. In 2023, we will continue to invite morehigh-quality manuscripts and promote the journal to more recognized experts.

Author Country Distribution
2%3%2% 2%1%3%
15%3%
3%

10%

4%
4%

8%

5%
5%

8%

6%
8%

8%

Ireland

China

India

BrazilCanadaJapan

Korea

FranceGermany

IsraelItaly

KosovoPortugal

UK

USA

Australia

NorwayThe Netherlands

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4. Editorial Board Expansion
In 2022, we had 42 Editorial Board Members from 16 countries.

Editorial Board Members Country Distribution
2%2% 2% 2%

14%2%2%2%2%
2%

12%

2%
5%

12%

7%

7%
10%
10%
Spain

USAFrance

PolandItaly

CanadaJapanKorea

The Netherlands

TaiwanSingapore

Portugal

KosovoIsraelIreland

Hungary

GreeceAustria

We hope that this year we can focus on promotion in Europe and America to attract more
submissions, considering that most of our Editorial Board Members are from these places.
5. Special Issues
To view the Special Issues that are open for submissions, please see:https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electrochem/special_issues
Special Issue Tile
Electrocatalysis of Organic Compounds
Distributed Electrochemical Production of High-Value Renewable
Commodities
Emerging Trends of Electrochemical Sensors in Food Analysis
Factors Affecting Composite Battery Electrode Performance
Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors: Studies and Applications
Electrochemistry Technologies in Bioanalysis and Electrochemical
Immunosensor
Electroreduction of CO2 to Fuels and Chemicals
Electrochemistry Modulated Interfacial Processes: Fundamental andApplication
Recent Development in Electrochemical Sensors
Advances in Electrochemical Energy-Storage Systems
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Deadline
2023-02-24
2023-02-28
2023-03-31
2023-04-24
2023-05-31
2023-06-20
2023-06-30
2023-06-30
2023-07-30
2023-07-31

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Sustainable Integration of Renewable Power Generation Systems
Electrochemical Methods Designated for Toxic Compounds Detection andIdentification
Electrochemistry in Molten Salts
Carbon-Based Materials for Energy Storage and Water-Splitting Applications
Synthesis of Nanomaterials for Energy Storage Devices
Metal–Organic Framework (MOF)-Derived Nanomaterials for Energy Storage
Applications
Fuel Cells: Performance and Durability

2023-08-31
2023-09-30
2023-10-20
2023-10-31
2023-10-31
2023-11-30
2023-12-31

If you are interested in contributing or have any other hot Special Issue topics or potential Guest
Editors in mind, please feel free to recommend them to us.
6. Plans for 2023
(1) Increase submissions (high quality): We are planning to publish 60 papers this year to ensure thestable development of Electrochem. The publication quality in 2023 is very important to us. We
would appreciate it if each EBM (Editorial Board Member) were able to invite 1–2 feature papers(including from the EBMs themselves);(2) Keep up the good trend of paper processing times (within 40 days);(3) Do more marketing promotions (Cooperate with conferences, set up Special Issues, etc.) to attractsubmissions. If you plan to attend any conferences in 2023, please feel free to let me know. We canconsider cooperating with these conferences.
7. Acknowledgement
We would like to highlight the contribution of our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Masato Sone, who has
provided and is providing us with his constant support for the journal’s development. We would
like to thank Professor Sone for pre-screening manuscripts and making decisions on papers. With
his leadership and support, Electrochem is developing well and will continue to grow.
Many of our Editorial Board members, Topical Advisory Panel Members, and Guest Editors havecontributed their valuable papers to our journal. We appreciate their great support.
Our sincerest thanks to all our reviewers for their help with reviewing papers for our journal; yourvaluable comments have helped the authors to improve their papers and contributed greatly to thequality control of Electrochem.

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