Journal profile · MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
EPJ Applied Metamaterials
ISSN 2272-2394 · EDP Sciences · France
EPJ Applied Metamaterials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EPJ Applied Metamaterials is published by EDP Sciences 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 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Antenna Design and Analysis, together about 59.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Metamaterials can be generally defined as a class of "artificial" media, possessing extraordinary properties that cannot be found in Nature. The subject of metamaterials has drawn considerable attention and funding from both the physics and engineering communities worldwide and has evolved as a research subject in its own right. These enabling technologies will have a large impact on traditional fields of applications but also play a significant role in stimulating emerging fields. The major objective of this journal is to provide an open access platform for multidisciplinary researchers to exchange information on metamaterials with a focus on high impact engineering applications. It also aims to stimulate new fields of metamaterials research beyond traditional topics and foster new innovation and transfer of knowledge with added value. The scope includes, but is not limited to original research contributions, reviews in the following topics: Physics of metamaterials Experimental techniques for characterization of metamaterials Analytical and numerical modelling of metamaterials Homogenization of metamaterials and effective medium models Planar metamaterials, meta-surfaces and meta-sheets Nanomaterials including graphene Nonlinear, tuneable and reconfigurable metamaterials Active and lossless metamaterials Chiral and bianisotropic composites Metamaterials for quantum electronics Quantum metamaterials and nanophotonics Optical and Plasmonic metamaterials Photonic crystals RF and microwave metamaterials: design, properties, applications Millimeter wave/THz metamaterials General metamaterials for acoustic, mechanical and thermodynamic applications Metamaterial absorbers Metamaterials for nanoelectronics and nanoantennas Bioengineering and medical applications of metamaterials Integrated nanophotonics Super resolution and near-field imaging Transformation electromagnetics and optics Micro- and nano-fabrication of metamaterials Novel metamaterial concepts including cloaking
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Yang HaoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 22%); most named United States 11, Mainland China 9, United Kingdom 8, Italy 4, Germany 2 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science27.3%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering19.9%
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering12.6%
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering7.9%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.1%
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchEngineering3.6%
- Electromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy3.2%
- Electromagnetic wave absorption materialsMaterials Science2%
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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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
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) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 176 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 75 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 99 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 221 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | EUR 700 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access
- AI use 1.4 The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Technology
Concerning the use of AI in writing the research content, EDP Sciences adheres to the position of COPE. AI tools cannot be listed as author of a paper. AI tools cannot meet the requirements for authorship and cannot take responsibility for the submitted work, assert conflicts of interest, or manage copyright and license agreements. Authors must be transparent in disclosing how AI tools were used i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 1.2 Authorship
The ICMJE recommends that all those designated as authors meet all of the described criteria. The list of criteria is available at https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/. Those contributors who do not meet all of the criteria shall be acknowledged. For further information see the Ethical standards of EPJ Applied Metamaterials.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 1.3 Conflicts of interest
Authors must disclose whether or not they have a financial relationship with the organization that sponsored the research. They should also state that they have full control of all primary data and that they agree to allow the journal to review their data if requested. Any additional conflict of interest, on personal or any other level mustalso be disclosed. For further information see the Ethical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 1.8 Data sharing policy
Authors may be invited to share with the peer reviewers during the article evaluation process in a confidential manner the data on which the research is based. Further, as long as the publication of data is not in opposition with patients’ privacy (in the case of a medical application), authors are invited to upload supplemental datasets related to their research to an online repository. Doing so …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1.5 Open Access
The copyright of the article is retained by the author(s) under the Creative Commons license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction provided the original work is properly cited. Authors grant EDP Sciences a license to publish the article and identify EDP Sciences as the original publisher.
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
- EDP Sciences
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2272-2394
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 EPJ Applied Metamaterials
What CAS zone is EPJ Applied Metamaterials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, EPJ Applied Metamaterials is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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 EPJ Applied Metamaterials?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at EPJ Applied Metamaterials?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of EPJ Applied Metamaterials based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 22%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Mainland China (9) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index EPJ Applied Metamaterials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EPJ Applied Metamaterials is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is EPJ Applied Metamaterials open access, and what is the APC?
EPJ Applied Metamaterials is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .