Journal profile · Chemistry-Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry
ISSN 2470-1556 · eISSN 2470-1564 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom
Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.61; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 118 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Metal complexes synthesis and properties and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry aims to publish impactful research articles, critical review articles, comments, and research letters on functional nanomaterials for addressing important and emergent problems in energy, sustainability, medicine, defense, and the environment. The journal will emphasize transformative advances in nanomaterials aimed at addressing complex and future challenges. Incremental, routine, or derivative studies, regardless of their rigor, will fall outside the scope of the journal. Instead, the focus will be on innovative research with significant transformative or groundbreaking potential. Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry will focus on the intersection of materials engineering and nanoscience, emphasizing their potential to address pressing global challenges in energy, sustainability, medicine, defense, and environmental protection. The journal will publish cutting-edge research in, but not limited to, the following areas, aligning with its renewed focus: Contrast agents (e.g., ultrasound, fluorescence, CT, and photoacoustic imaging) In vitro diagnostics Regenerative medicine Sustainable food and agriculture Nano-, electro- and photocatalysis 2D materials (e.g., perovskites, MXenes, graphenes) Emerging micropollutants (e.g., PFAS, micro- and nanoplastics) and water conservation Energy harvesting, conversion, storage, distribution Modest modifications to existing nanoscale synthesis strategies, such as using phytochemical extracts for metal reduction in nanoparticle production or combining established nanoscale components, will generally be regarded as incremental advances and fall outside the scope unless a compelling case is made for substantially improved performance metrics in a critical application. Readership is intended to include materials scientists, chemists, engineers, physicists, biomedical researchers, environmental scientists, analytical scientists, and policy makers from related academia, industry and government. Although the primary emphasis will be placed on original research contributions, review articles on emerging topics related to advanced functional materials will be considered. Review articles, as well as target articles and discussions, must be approved or invited by the Editor-in-Chief. The journal may also feature thematic issues focused on key topics in energy, medicine, defense, and the environment. Authors wishing to submit should review the Instructions for Authors. Further guidance can be found o
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry-Inorganic Chemistry
Editor-in-chief Gary A. BakerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry16.3%
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine13.5%
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science9.9%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science6.8%
- Crystal structures of chemical compoundsChemistry4.6%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy4.4%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry3.7%
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactionsChemistry3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2023 edition (high risk); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost Academic Search Ultimate, TOC Premier, OCLC ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database, Engineering Research Database, Materials Research Database, METADEX Technology Research Database, Clarivate Analytics Current Chemical Reactions Database, VINITI RAN Referativnyi Zhurnal, World Ceramics Abstracts Online
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
- 1.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.43Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 347OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 90,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 1 | 21 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 61 | 5 | 220 |
| 2023 | 231 | 144 | 408 |
| 2022 | 174 | 7 | 1,217 |
| 2021 | 219 | 5 | 1,218 |
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
118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 180 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (78 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)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymous peer review; submission via Submission Portal. Model summary
All peer review is single-anonymous and submission in online via Submission Portal.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2470-1556
- Electronic ISSN
- 2470-1564
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry
What CAS zone is Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.61; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 118 days (interquartile range 82–180 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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 Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry 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 Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .