Journal profile · Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
ISSN 2043-6262 · Institute of Physics Publishing
Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 1,875; median 131 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); 77 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is published by Institute of Physics Publishing and is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. 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)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 543OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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".
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 | — | — |
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
- Institute of Physics Publishing
- ISSN
- 2043-6262
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
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 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
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 Scopus.
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; 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: .