Journal profile · Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience
ISSN 1536-1241 · eISSN 1558-2639 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.14; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience reports on original, innovative, and interdisciplinary research, both fundamental and applied, focusing on nano- to micro-scale biological systems. The journal invites contributions describing advances in bio-science, -technology, and -engineering, from biomolecular to multi-cellular domains, concerning their physics (e.g., mechanics, materials, electromagnetism); their chemistry (e.g., DNA, proteins, biochemical pathways); or their information storage and processing (e.g., biological signals, algorithms, and computation).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Editor-in-chief Kin FongPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
- Molecular Communication and NanonetworksEngineering10.3%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering8.6%
- Wireless Body Area NetworksEngineering7.1%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering6.2%
- Gene expression and cancer classificationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- DNA and Biological ComputingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Machine Learning in BioinformaticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | 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
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
- 4.14LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 864OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,059 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 4 | 13 |
| 2025 | 72 | 6 | 141 |
| 2024 | 74 | 16 | 477 |
| 2023 | 81 | 25 | 879 |
| 2022 | 97 | 28 | 1,453 |
| 2021 | 120 | 28 | 2,077 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
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
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1536-1241
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-2639
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.14; CiteScore 9.8, h-index 88.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .