Journal profile · NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGYMATERIALS SCIE-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
ISSN 2043-6254 · eISSN 2043-6262 · ENGLAND
Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 1,875; median 131 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); 77 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ANSN) is an international, peer-reviewed, journal publishing articles on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGYMATERIALS SCIE-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science12.6%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy5.9%
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science5.5%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering5.5%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science4.8%
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsEnergy4.5%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science4.4%
- Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Science4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 543OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,276 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 41 | 7 |
| 2025 | 77 | 4 | 138 |
| 2024 | 86 | 8 | 343 |
| 2023 | 73 | 2 | 459 |
| 2022 | 68 | 20 | 488 |
| 2021 | 71 | 19 | 602 |
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 Crossref · to
131 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 105 days – 155 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 169 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (152 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
- Desk decision
- 6.5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 49.1 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,875 / EUR 1,800 / GBP 1,500 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- research articlespublishing articles on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnologyLength not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- ISSN
- 2043-6254
- Electronic ISSN
- 2043-6262
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
What CAS zone is Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology / Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 131 days (interquartile range 105–155 days). 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 Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is indexed in ESCI.
Is Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Natural Sciences-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is a subscription journal. APC about USD 1,875.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .