Journal profile · Materials Science-General Materials Science
Discover Nano
ISSN 2731-9229 · Springer · United States
Discover Nano: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,190; median 143 days to acceptance (151 articles, last 24 months); 237 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discover Nano is published by Springer 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 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Discover Nano is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes papers from all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The journal particularly welcomes transdisciplinary research that seeks to uncover the underlying science and behavior of nanostructures and further the goal of unifying nanoscale research in physics, materials science, biology, chemistry, engineering, and their expanding interfaces. Discover Nano is an open access journal that supports publication of datasets and the pre-registration of studies. Topics Papers suitable for Discover Nano include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Synthesis, fabrication, and processing of nanostructured materials: Assembly and self-assembly, nanomanipulation, lithography, patterning and printing Characterization of properties affected by nanoscale dimensions: Optical, electrical, magnetic, structural, vibrational, and mechanical properties of nanostructures Nanostructures based on: Semiconductors, metals, dielectrics, superconductors, ceramics, and bio-materials Modeling and simulation of processes and properties on the nanoscale Quantum dots, quantum wires, quantum wells, superlattices and thin films Fullerenes, organic and inorganic nanotubes Semiconducting, insulating, and metallic nanowires Colloidal nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanoclusters Organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials Nanocomposites and nanoporous materials Supramolecular and biochemical assemblies Manipulation and recognition of single biological molecules Nanobioscience and nanobiotechnology: Nanomedicine, nanobiodevices, nanobiosensors, nanobioimaging, and bio-nanoelectromechanical systemts (bio-NEMS) Development of devices and technologies based on the unique electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of nanomaterials. Content Types Discover Nano welcomes a variety of article types – please see our submission guidelines for details. The journal also publishes guest-edited Topical Collections of relevance to all aspects of nanoscale research. For more information, please follow up with our journal publishing contact.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-General Materials Science
Editor-in-chief Yu-Lun ChuehPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science15%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering10.4%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science7.7%
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering7.3%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering5.6%
- Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Science4.6%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering4.3%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering3.5%
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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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 (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 263OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 226LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 4,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,100 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 483 | 483 | 605 |
| 2025 | 237 | 237 | 1,984 |
| 2024 | 218 | 218 | 3,942 |
| 2023 | 161 | 161 | 3,085 |
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
143 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 186 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (151 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 167 days
- Sample
- 151 articles with submission and acceptance dates (756 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 1,890 / USD 2,190 / GBP 1,590 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,090 / EUR 1,790 / GBP 1,490 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,390 / USD 1,990 / EUR 1,690 | Yes | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Research; Brief Report; Case Study; Comment; Matters Arising; Methodology; Perspective
Article types accepted14
- brief reportWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- case studyWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- commentComment articles can focus on policy, science and society, or purely scientific issues. They should be of immediate interest to a broad readership and should be…Length not stated
- data noteWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- full research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- matters arisingMatters Arising articles are interesting and timely scientific or academic comments and clarifications on original research papers published in the journal.Length not stated
- methodologyMethodologies should present a new experimental or computational method, test or procedure. The method described may either be completely new, or may offer a be…Length not stated
- original paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- original research paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- perspectiveA Perspective is a scholarly review and discussion of the primary research literature that does not meet the criteria for a review article because: the scope is…Length not stated
- registered reportRegistered Reports are a publication format in which the research question and the quality of methodology are peer reviewed before the data are collected and an…Length not stated
- researchResearch articles present new scientific results within the scope of the journal that have not been published previously and are not being considered for public…Length not stated
- research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- reviewReview articles provide critical accounts and comprehensive surveys of topics of major current interest within the scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Step 4 - Understand your copyright
If your submission is accepted for publication, you will need to sign a licence agreement with Springer Nature to allow us to publish your article. According to this agreement:authors of articles published in this journal retain the copyright of their articles.authors grant Springer Nature a licence to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.authors retain full re-use rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Open access publishing Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Discover Nano, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top Did you find what you were looking for? Share feedback.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Step 3 - Understand the peer review policy
Single-anonymous peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-anonymous peer review procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Peer review process All manuscripts undergo technical checks upon submission. Manuscripts that pass technical checks undergo suitability checks by our in-house editorial team. Eligible manuscripts are …
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
- Springer
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-9229
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Discover Nano
What CAS zone is Discover Nano in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Discover Nano is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Physics, Applied / 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 Discover Nano?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Discover Nano?
Based on the dates recorded on 151 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 143 days (interquartile range 100–186 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Discover Nano?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discover Nano is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Discover Nano open access, and what is the APC?
Discover Nano is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,190.
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: .