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The JECS Trust was formally set up in December 2007 to oversee the expenditure of funds passed on to the European Ceramic Society (ECerS) by the Society’s Journal and by its publisher, Elsevier.

In its allocation of the Trust’s ressources, the Trust Council aims :

To enable the European Ceramic Societies to engage in a broad range of activities for the benefit of its membership.
To strengthen research and teaching in Europe within the subject of ceramics
To maintain and build on the current strong position of the Journals: Journal of ECerS and Open Ceramics

The main focus in the expenditure of Trust money is towards student/young researcher activities, but not exclusively so.

Latest news

New Impact factors released for the 2 ECerS Journals!

We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Impact Factors were released for the two official Journals of the European Ceramic Society:

Journal of ECerS: 6.3
Open Ceramics: 3.4

Jun 18, 2026

Next JECS Trust Call for projects: IMPORTANT CHANGES

We draw your attention on the following decisions from the JECS Trust Board:

The deadline for submission of Mobility only projects of 31st August 2026 is cancelled
The deadline for submission of Mobility and General Activity projects of 31st May is postponed to 30th June 2026
Only students members of ECerS can apply for Mobility projects

May 18, 2026