Journal profile · Energy-Energy Engineering and Power Technology
ChemNanoMat
ISSN 2199-692X · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY
ChemNanoMat: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.53; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,020; median 100 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 38% (journal website); 253 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ChemNanoMat is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag and 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 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, together about 22.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ChemNanoMat is a top-ranking materials chemistry journal for primary research papers and review articles from authors across the world. The journal covers all aspects of the chemistry of nanomaterials and their interdisciplinary applications. ChemNanoMat publishes Full Papers, Communications, and Focus Reviews. Color figures are reproduced free of charge and ChemNanoMat will publish Accepted Articles online directly after acceptance. A professional editorial team headed by Dr. Theresa Kueckmann and an Editorial Board headed by Susumu Kitagawa (Kyoto University), Huisheng Peng (Fudan University), and Hua Zhang (Nanyang Technological University) ensure the highest quality of the peer-review process, the contents, and the production of the journal. ChemNanoMat is published on behalf of the Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES), an association of numerous Asian chemical societies. It is supported by the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS). Impact Factor (2016): 2.937 ISSN: 2199-692X (online). CODEN: CHEMSB. Volume 4. 12 Issues in 2018.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Energy-Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy8%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy7.5%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science7.1%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering6.8%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering4.8%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science4.5%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science4.5%
- Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Science4.2%
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 | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 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 | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2016
- 2.94Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 877OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 237LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 239Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 245,650Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,567 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 250 | 61 | 122 |
| 2025 | 253 | 84 | 610 |
| 2024 | 239 | 115 | 1,029 |
| 2023 | 204 | 103 | 1,454 |
| 2022 | 265 | 54 | 2,134 |
| 2021 | 188 | 34 | 2,761 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 145 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 132 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (564 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 38%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 38%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,020 / EUR 3,360 / GBP 2,650 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2199-692X
- Society / sponsor
- Asian Chemical Editorial Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ChemNanoMat
What CAS zone is ChemNanoMat in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ChemNanoMat is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. 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 ChemNanoMat?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.53; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at ChemNanoMat?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 78–145 days); 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.
Which databases index ChemNanoMat?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ChemNanoMat is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ChemNanoMat open access, and what is the APC?
ChemNanoMat is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,020.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .