The Electrochemical Society Inc

Name

The Electrochemical Society Inc

Legal name

The Electrochemical Society

Website

https://electrochem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Publishing and Professional Society Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

Keywords

• Scientific publishing services
• Professional society membership
• Electrochemistry research journals
• Scientific conference services
• Academic fellowship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pennington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ECS generates revenue through individual and institutional membership dues, providing access to publications, meetings, and member benefits.
2. Publications and Journals: Revenue from peer-reviewed journals including Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, ECS Sensors Plus, ECS Advances, meeting abstracts, ECS Transactions, and monographs. Pricing varies by publication type with member and non-member rates.
3. Meeting Registrations: ECS holds regular meetings (250th ECS Meeting, upcoming meetings) and the Electrochemical Energy Summit, generating revenue through attendee registration fees.
4. Donations and Fundraising: ECS accepts donations through various funds including the ECS Fund, John B. Goodenough Award Fund, Education Fund, Free The Science Fund, and named scholarship funds.
5. Corporate Sponsorships and Exhibits: Corporate partnership opportunities including digital advertising, sponsor and exhibit packages, and marketing opportunities at ECS meetings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Electrochemical Society Inc is a nonprofit professional society that advances electrochemical and solid-state science through peer-reviewed journals (Journal of The Electrochemical Society, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, ECS Sensors Plus, ECS Advances), meeting publications (ECS Transactions, ECS Meeting Abstracts), the Interface magazine, monographs, the ECS Digital Library hosted with IOP Publishing, and the ECSarXiv preprint server. Complementing publications, ECS delivers meetings and conferences, short courses, webinars and professional development workshops, fellowships and grants, student chapter programs, awards, and the ECS Career Center job board to serve individual scientists, academic institutions, and corporate members worldwide.

Product overview

The Electrochemical Society Inc operates as a professional society offering a platform of publications and programs. The core offering includes five peer-reviewed journals (Journal of The Electrochemical Society, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, ECS Sensors Plus, ECS Advances, and Interface magazine), meeting publications (ECS Transactions, ECS Meeting Abstracts), and books/monographs through the Electrochemical Society Series. The digital ecosystem includes the ECS Digital Library (partnered with IOP Publishing) and ECSarXiv preprint server. Supporting services encompass the ECS Career Center job board, educational programs (short courses, webinars, professional development workshops), fellowship and grant programs, student chapter network, awards program, and meetings/conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) Flagship peer-reviewed journal publishing original research in electrochemical and solid-state science and technology for individual scientists, academic institutions, and corporate researchers.
• ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (JSS) Peer-reviewed journal covering solid-state science and technology research for individual scientists and institutional subscribers.
• ECS Sensors Plus Peer-reviewed journal focused on sensor technologies and applications for researchers in electrochemical and solid-state sensing.
• ECS Advances Open access peer-reviewed journal publishing advances in electrochemical and solid-state science.
• ECS Transactions Proceedings volumes from ECS meetings and symposia available to researchers and institutional libraries.
• ECS Meeting Abstracts Abstracts from ECS meetings and conferences published as part of the ECS publications portfolio.
• Interface Magazine ECS member magazine publishing articles, news, and features on electrochemical science for society members.
• The Electrochemical Society Series (Monographs and Books) Books and monographs in the Electrochemical Society Series covering topics in electrochemistry and solid-state science for researchers, libraries, and institutional customers.
• ECS Digital Library Online platform partnered with IOP Publishing hosting all ECS journal content, meeting publications, and proceedings for individual members and institutional subscribers.
• ECSarXiv Preprint Server Open access preprint repository for electrochemical and solid-state science research operated by ECS.
• ECS Career Center Online job board connecting employers with scientists and engineers in the electrochemical and solid-state science fields.
• ECS Short Courses Intensive educational courses taught by industry experts on topics in electrochemistry and solid-state science available to members and non-members.
• ECS Professional Development Workshops Professional development workshops for career advancement in electrochemical science for early-career and established researchers.
• ECS Webinar Series Online educational webinars featuring industry experts covering electrochemical topics for society members.
• ECS Fellowships and Grants Program Fellowship and grant offerings including ECS Summer Fellowships, Colin Garfield Fink Summer Fellowship, ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, Amazon Catalyst at ECS, and travel grants for students and researchers.
• ECS Student Chapters Network of student chapters at universities worldwide providing professional development and networking for student members in electrochemistry and solid-state science.
• ECS Awards Program Society, division, section, and student awards recognizing achievements in electrochemical science, including the John B. Goodenough Award, Leadership Circle Award, and ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship.
• ECS Meetings and Conferences Major meetings and conferences including the 250th ECS Meeting bringing together researchers in electrochemistry and solid-state science with registration fees and sponsorship opportunities.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IOP PublishingcoreTechnology or IntegrationECS partners with IOP Publishing for the ECS Digital Library, providing online hosting and distribution of ECS journals including the Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, ECS Sensors Plus, and ECS Advances. IOP Publishing handles technical platform operations, hosting, and distribution while ECS maintains editorial control.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American Physical Society (APS): Major U.S. physics society publishing high-impact journals (Physical Review family) and hosting large March/April meetings. Comparable to ECS in operating model (membership, journals, meetings, awards) but with broader physics scope and overlap in solid state science readership.
• IEEE: World's largest technical professional organization, publishing extensive journals and conference proceedings across engineering disciplines. Comparable to ECS as a membership-driven scientific/technical publishing society with overlap in semiconductor and electrochemical sensor communities.
• AAAS (publisher of Science): U.S.-based scientific society publishing Science magazine and Science Advances, hosting the Annual Meeting. Comparable to ECS as a broad scientific membership organization with flagship publications, conferences, and advocacy programs.
• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): UK-based chartered society for the chemical sciences, publishing a large portfolio of peer-reviewed journals and hosting major conferences. Comparable to ECS in mission and operating model but with broader chemistry scope and significant overlap in authors and readers publishing in electrochemistry.
• American Chemical Society (ACS): Largest U.S. chemistry professional society, publishing dozens of high-impact peer-reviewed journals and hosting major national meetings. Comparable to ECS as a membership-based scientific society with publications, conferences, and education programs, but operating at materially larger scale and broader chemistry scope.

Direct peers

• Society for Neuroscience (SfN): Large U.S. neuroscience society publishing The Journal of Neuroscience and hosting the annual Neuroscience meeting. Comparable to ECS as a discipline-specific scientific society with membership, peer-reviewed journals, major conferences, awards, and student chapter structure.
• Materials Research Society (MRS): International scientific society for materials researchers, publishing journals and proceedings, hosting the MRS Fall and Spring Meetings with strong overlap to ECS's solid state science and electrochemistry topical areas. Highly comparable operating model: membership, peer-reviewed journals, symposia, awards, and student chapters.
• International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE): International electrochemical society founded in 1949, hosting Annual ISE Meetings and publishing electrochemistry-related journals and proceedings. Direct peer to ECS in electrochemistry scope, with overlapping author, member, and conference audiences globally.
• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC): Global scientific union that supports chemistry including electrochemistry through publications, standards, and conferences. Comparable to ECS in its nonprofit scientific society model and international electrochemistry-adjacent publishing activity.
• The Electrochemical Society of Japan (ECSJ): Japan's national electrochemical society, publishing journals in electrochemistry and hosting annual meetings with significant overlap to ECS's topical focus and audience. Regional peer with shared subject matter and similar publication/conference business model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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