Paper Submission Policy for “Electrochemistry”
1. Types of Manuscripts“Electrochemistry” is the official journal of The Electrochemical
Society of Japan (ECSJ) and is devoted to the publication ofresearch papers related to electrochemistry and applied physicalchemistry. All manuscripts submitted are handled by the editorial
board of Electrochemistry (Editorial Board), who have been
appointed by ECSJ. The journal is composed of the following typesof manuscripts.
1. Article
Articles describe results or conclusions based on scientific facts
which have significant novelty and originality.
2. Communication
Communications are limited to manuscript that require urgent
publication. A communication should contain significant new
facts, valuable data and methods with novelty and originality.
3. NoteNotes illustrate invaluable new data, methods, etc. based on
empirical facts, and include content which lead to progress inscientific understanding or technological advancement. As longas these criteria are fulfilled, a Note does not necessarily have todemonstrate a clear logical discussion of the corresponding
results.
4. Comprehensive paper
A Comprehensive paper reports new insights or draws newconclusions from the treatment of previously reported data.
5. Review
A Review is a comprehensive paper presenting research trends
in a certain field from the perspective of the current situation andfuture prospects based on an extensive literature review.
Submission of Reviews requires recommendation of theEditorial Board or a Branch/Committee of ECSJ.
6. Headline
A Headline is an invited paper compiled by leading researchers
in a specific field related to topics handled in the special topics
volume planned by the Editorial Board.
7. Correction
A short article consisting of Errata caused by publication process,Corrigenda, or Addenda is published when corrections orchanges are required for papers published in Electrochemistry at
the request of the Author.
2. Submission and Refereeing of Manuscripts
1. When submitting a manuscript to “Electrochemistry”, theauthor(s) must declare that they are in compliance with theethical guidelines for Electrochemistry.
2. Manuscripts should be written in English. Papers should beprepared in accordance with the “Instructions for Authors” andsubmit on-line through the Web submission system.
3. The received date of the manuscript shall be the completion dateof Web submission (UTC-5 time zone).
4. There is no charge for Submission.
5. After completion of submission, a manuscript number will beallocated and undergo a technical check by the Editorial Boardor the ECSJ secretariat, and then will be immediately sent out
for cross-examination and peer-review.
6. The review of papers will be conducted in accordance with thepeer-reviewing policy. To ensure the academic independence ofediting process of Electrochemistry, the representative directors
and executive directors in charge of editing of Electrochemistry
are not allowed to be involved in the decision-making process
such as the judgement and peer-review ones.
7. A “Certificate of Acceptance” will be promptly issued for papers
which has been accepted for publication based on the reviewing
process.

3. Publication
Accepted manuscripts will be published in “Electrochemistry”
through the publication process described below.
1. Article processing charge (APC)
After a manuscript is accepted, the author(s) must pay theArticle Processing Charge (APC) without delay. If one or moreof the authors are regular members (including individuals
belonging to corporate members and special corporatemembers), senior or student members, or upon special approval
from the Editorial Board, the authors may apply for a discountor full waiver of the APC. Authors interested in details shouldrefer to the Waiver of APC document.
2. Advanced Online Publication (AOP)
After confirmation of the APC, the accepted manuscript will
immediately be forwarded to the publishing process and will beavailable on the Web as an Advanced Online Publication (AOP)
within two weeks.
3. Author proofreading
Authors must comply with author proofreading process for“Uncorrected Proof” in Advanced Online Publication according
to the Guidelines for author proofreading. The author(s) areresponsible for proofreading and finalizing any revisions
necessary within 72 hours after receiving the uncorrected proof
from the publisher. At this time, correction, insertion, anddeletion of words other than printing errors are not permitted.
The author(s) may also need to answer queries raised from theEditorial Board and Editorial Office during the proofreading
process.
4. Correction / Withdrawal / Retraction
Corrections, withdrawals, and retraction of papers will be decided
by the Editorial Board of “Electrochemistry” according to the peerreview policy. Contact the Editorial Board for details of APC for
correction, withdrawals, and retraction of papers.
5. Author’s Rights
All manuscripts accepted in Electrochemistry, including theAdvanced Online Publication version, is open access, andcopyright belongs to the author(s). Any details of handling of theauthor's rights, including copyrights, secondary uses, and personal
information will be specified separately in “The Copyright License
Agreement with The Electrochemical Society of Japan” in theinstructions for authors of Electrochemistry.
Supplement Clause - Revision history
This revision will take effect on September 28, 2022.
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- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on September 12, 1989.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on November 12, 1996.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on September 4, 1998.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on September 6, 2002.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on September 18, 2008.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on February 15, 2013.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on December 21, 2015.
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- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on April 19, 2019.
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- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on February 12, 2020.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on December, 15, 2020.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on July, 20, 2021.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on February, 21, 2022.
- Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors on September 28, 2022