Joule is the distinctive home for outstanding and insightful research, analysis, and ideas addressing a key global challenge: the need for more sustainable energy. We publish some of the most-read articles in the field with more than 1.1 million papers downloaded globally since we began publishing in September 2017.


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HERE'S A SELECTION OF SOME OF OUR FAVORITE HIGHLY-ACCESSED ARTICLES Free access to featured articles until the end of July 2019. Single-Junction Organic Solar Cell with More Than 15% Efficiency Using Fused-Ring Acceptor with Electron-Deficient Core Yingping Zou and colleagues Critical Parameters for Evaluating Coin Cells and Pouch Cells of Rechargeable Li-Metal Batteries Jun Liu and colleagues A Process for Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere David W. Keith and colleauges Carbon Footprint of Bitcoin Christian Stoll and colleagues Lattice Strain Advances Thermoelectrics Yanzhong Pei and colleagues Projecting the Future Levelized Cost of Electricity Storage Technologies Oliver Schmidt and colleagues Integrated Conversion of Cellulose to High-Density Aviation Fuel Tao Zhang and colleagues Breathing-Mimicking Electrocatalysis for Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Yi Cui and colleagues How Did Solar Cells Get So Cheap? Martin A. Green Access Joule’s subject collections

We understand the importance of rapid publication and aim to publish your research in the shortest possible time without compromising on editorial and review quality. We hope you will consider submitting your breakthrough energy-related paper to Joule to benefit from diverse international readership.

Yours sincerely,
Philip Earis
Editor-in-Chief, Joule