Quarterly
CAS Source Index title abbreviation: Cent. Eur. J. Energ. Mater.
Print ISSN 1733-7178
Online ISSN 2353-1843
2024 Impact Factor: 0.600
2023 Impact Factor: 0.700
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Cent. Eur. J. Energ. Mater. is the newest in Europe a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Since 2004, this journal provides a forum for scientists interested in the exchange of practical and theoretical knowledge concerning energetic materials. The journal focuses in particular on the latest results of research on the following topics:
- primary and secondary explosives,
- propellants and powders,
- pyrotechnics,
- energy sources for space propulsions,
- materials for nuclear power plants, and
- shielding materials.
Key areas of focus include: chemical engineering; material engineering; mechanical engineering, mining and power engineering; biotechnology; chemical sciences
Statistics:
- In the period 2004-2025 – published 666 papers, rejection rate 51%
- Geographical composition of papers published in the period 2023-2025:
– China 35%
– Poland 21%
– India 16%
– Ukraine 7%
– Iran 6%
– Egypt 4%
– Germany 3%
– Czech Republic 1%
– Croatia 1%
– Italy 1%
– Lithuania 1%
– Vietnam 1%
Indexation: ICI Journals Master List; BazTech; Chemical Abstracts Service; Chemistry Citation Index; Current Contents: Engineering, Computing & Technology; Master Journal List; Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition; Science Citation Index Expanded; Web of Science; Scopus
Journal ethical standards refers to the recommendations of the:
- COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics, oraz
- European Association of Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS): Ethical Guidelines for Publication in Journals and Reviews
Ethical standards are described on the page “Guidelines for Authors”.
Article Processing Charges (APC) Information:
- manuscripts are accepted and reviewed, and papers are published online with no fees,
- the paper issue of the journal can be obtained through Ars Polona S.A., Foreign Trade Enterpise Joint Stock Company: www.arspolona.com.pl
Manuscripts are reviewed according to the double blind review process requirements.
Papers are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).


Updated: May 22, 2026
