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ECS Solid State Letters

peer-reviewed scientific journal

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Source revisionApr 26, 2023

Entity authorityQ18388912 ↗

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ECS Solid State Letters (SSL) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the field of solid state science and technology. The journal was established in 2012 and is published by the Electrochemical Society. SSL ceased publication at the end of 2015. The editor-in-chief was Dennis W. Hess (Georgia Institute of Technology). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 1.162.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 26, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q18388912. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2012, 2015 and 2014.

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