Journal profile · Materials Science
ACS Nanoscience Au
ISSN 2694-2496 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2021
ACS Nanoscience Au: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 71 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Nanoscience Au is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 3 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Academic Writing and Publishing and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties, together about 21.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Nanoscience Au is an open access journal publishing original, fundamental, and applied research on nanoscience and nanotechnology research at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, medicine, materials science, physics, and engineering. ACS Nanoscience Au also publishes original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrates knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important applications of nanomaterials. Topics include: Synthesis, assembly, characterization, theory, modeling, and simulation of nanostructures, nanomaterials, and nanoscale devices Design, fabrication, and applications of organic, inorganic, polymer, hybrid, and biological nanostructures Experimental and theoretical studies of nanoscale chemical, physical, and biological phenomena Methods and tools for nanoscience and nanotechnology Self- and directed-assembly Zero-, one-, and two-dimensional materials Nanostructures and nano-engineered devices with advanced performance Nanobiotechnology Nanomedicine and nanotoxicology Nano energy
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Shelley D. MinteerDeputyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science8%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities7.3%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science6%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science4.8%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.8%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy4.5%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 345 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 75 | 26 |
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 202 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 454 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 1,014 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 1,201 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 689 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 97 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 84 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (139 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,500 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2021
- ISSN
- 2694-2496
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Nanoscience Au
What CAS zone is ACS Nanoscience Au in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Nanoscience Au is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Nanoscience Au?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 7.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 11.8, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at ACS Nanoscience Au?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 51–97 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACS Nanoscience Au?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Nanoscience Au is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ACS Nanoscience Au open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Nanoscience Au is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .