Journal profile · NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGYMATERIALS SCIE-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
APL Materials
ISSN 2166-532X · American Institute of Physics · UNITED STATES
APL Materials: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.46; fully open access; APC about USD 2,750; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 294 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
APL Materials is published by American Institute of Physics 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 Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides, Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials and ZnO doping and properties, together about 21.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
APL Materials is a high-impact open access journal embracing all research across materials science. The journal aims to highlight research at the forefront of the field, with particular emphasis given to high quality and timely research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGYMATERIALS SCIE-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Bo WangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electronic and Structural Properties of OxidesMaterials Science8.4%
- Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMaterials Science6.8%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science6.8%
- Magnetic properties of thin filmsPhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering5.4%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.9%
- Ga2O3 and related materialsMaterials Science4.8%
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Science4.7%
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 | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.46LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,818OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 282LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,068 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 126 | 126 | 46 |
| 2025 | 294 | 294 | 1,118 |
| 2024 | 355 | 355 | 3,395 |
| 2023 | 293 | 293 | 3,523 |
| 2022 | 223 | 223 | 4,900 |
| 2021 | 266 | 266 | 7,436 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 3 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 2,750 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,200 | 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 Institute of Physics
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2166-532X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 APL Materials
What CAS zone is APL Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, APL Materials is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Physics, Applied / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / 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 APL Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.46; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at APL Materials?
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 APL Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, APL Materials is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is APL Materials open access, and what is the APC?
APL Materials is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,750.
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: .