Journal profile · Multiple
Aggregate
ISSN 2692-4560 · WILEY · CHINA MAINLAND · Bi-monthly · Founded 2020
Aggregate: CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 14.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,000; review about 51 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 38% (journal website); 288 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aggregate is published by WILEY and is in Zone 1 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aggregate aims to publish on a wide variety of topics that focus on the processes of aggregation of atoms, ions, molecules, oligomers, polymers, clusters, particles, gels, hybrids, composites, cells, pathogens, etc. in a broad range of areas such as chemistry, physics, materials, engineering, biology and life science. Aggregates often behave differently from, and exhibit advanced functionalities inaccessible by, single molecular species, which offers exciting possibilities to new sciences and innovations in multiple dimensions at high structural hierarchies across disciplinary boundaries.The scope of Aggregate is broad, including but not limited to synthesis, characterization, morphology, nanoparticles, hybrids, composites, metal-organic frameworks, chirality, helicity, supramolecular self-assembly, stimuli-responsive systems, clean energy, luminescence processes, photophysical mechanisms, optoelectronic devices, photovoltaic cells, aggregation-induced emission, polarized luminescence, room-temperature phosphorescence, fluorescent probes, chemical sensing, biomedical imaging, theranostics, drug delivery, photodynamic and photothermal therapies, etc. The journal recognizes system complexity and particularly welcomes innovative multidisciplinary research with high impact. ReadershipReadership will include chemists, physicists, materials scientists, nanotechnologists, engineers, biologists, medical researchers, and optoelectronic, environmental and analytical scientists from academia and industry as well as policy makers.Indexing information: CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Chinese Science Citation Database (National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences) COMPENDEX (Elsevier) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Ben Zhong TangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 37%); most named Mainland China 11, Hong Kong, China 5, Japan 4, United States 3, United Kingdom 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Science19.6%
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering11.3%
- Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionChemistry5.2%
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchEngineering4.9%
- Nanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.9%
- Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsEngineering4.9%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering4.3%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Physical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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)
- 14.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 14.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 16.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 16.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 564OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 202LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 210Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 705,376Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,212 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 212 | 212 | 334 |
| 2025 | 288 | 288 | 2,041 |
| 2024 | 248 | 248 | 5,717 |
| 2023 | 178 | 178 | 5,276 |
| 2022 | 154 | 154 | 5,743 |
| 2021 | 121 | 121 | 6,956 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
51 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 7 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 38%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 38%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 | EUR 2,600 / GBP 2,210 / USD 3,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,000 / EUR 2,600 / GBP 2,210 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,050 / GBP 3,500 / EUR 2,645 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 260 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- editorial(4) Editorial [only invited by Editors]Length not stated
- essay(8) Essay [only invited by Editors]Length not stated
- mini review15,000 words and 12 figures/tables; For mini review: Within 7,000 words and 6 figures/tables. This includes abstract but excludes rmain text ≤ 7,000 words
- research article(1) Research ArticleLength not stated
- reviewior to acceptance. Word Limit: For full review: Within 15,000 words and 12 figures/tables; For mini review: Within 7,000 wordsmain text ≤ 15,000 words
- review (including mini review)(2) Review (including Mini Review)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
You will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. See the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on what to include in this section. Please ensure you liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Member of COPE Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY license Model summary
All Aggregate articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Understanding Open Access
As an open access journal, all articles in Aggregate are freely available to read, download and share immediately on publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Country or region
- CHINA MAINLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 2020
- ISSN
- 2692-4560
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aggregate
What CAS zone is Aggregate in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aggregate is in Zone 1 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary / Chemistry, Physical / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Aggregate?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 14.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 16.9, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Aggregate?
The publisher reports about 51 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 7 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 38% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Aggregate?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 260 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Aggregate based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 37%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (11), Hong Kong, China (5) and Japan (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Aggregate?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aggregate is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Aggregate open access, and what is the APC?
Aggregate is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .