Journal profile · Materials Science-Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices
ISSN 2468-2284 · eISSN 2468-2179 · Elsevier · VIETNAM
Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.66; fully open access; APC about USD 1,300; review about 81 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 223 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Conducting polymers and applications and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Science was established in 1985 for the publication of national and international research papers in all fields of natural sciences and technology, social sciences and humanities. Since then, the journal has grown in quality, size and scope and now comprises a dozen of serials spanning academic research.With the rapid expansion of the field of materials science, the Journal of Science is now delighted to announce the launch of the Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices. This new serial publication will provide researchers with the opportunity to publish research covering all areas of materials science and technology in the popular Journal of Science series.As a fully open access publication, the journal will provide maximum exposure for published articles, making the research available to all to read and share. Published by the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, the journal will be produced by Elsevier, home of Materials Today, and hosted on ScienceDirect. A corresponding English print version is also available.Scope JS: AMD is an international, open access journal publishing peer-reviewed research papers, communications and reviews dealing with synthesis, processing, characterization, demonstration, modeling, simulation and applications of advanced functional materials and devices, such as:BiomaterialsDevicesGreen materialsEnergy materialsFerroelectric materialsLow dimension materialsMagnetic materialsMetamaterialsNano and composite materialsNanotechnologyOptical materialsSmart materialsSemiconductorsSuperconductors
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Editor-in-chief Nguyen HuuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Vietnam 16, United States 8, France 5, United Kingdom 3, Netherlands 3 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy8.8%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science8.4%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering7.4%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering7%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science5.5%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science4.5%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering3.8%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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
- 6.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 510OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 215LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 163 | 95 |
| 2025 | 223 | 223 | 834 |
| 2024 | 139 | 139 | 1,369 |
| 2023 | 111 | 111 | 1,634 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 1,796 |
| 2021 | 82 | 82 | 2,217 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
81 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 18 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | USD 1,300 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,300 / EUR 1,220 / GBP 1,040 / JPY 161,240 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,300 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted3
- research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Paper, Review Article, Short Communication, Erratum.Please ensu…Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Paper, Review Article, Short Communication, Erratum.Please ensu…Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Paper, Review Article, Short Communication, Erratum.Please ensu…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Generative AI use must be declared upon submission Model summary
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
Competing interest disclosure required Model summary
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized review Model summary
This journal uses double anonymized review, which means the identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- VIETNAM
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2468-2284
- Electronic ISSN
- 2468-2179
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices
What CAS zone is Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices is in Zone 2 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / 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 Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.66; CiteScore 10.3, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices?
The publisher reports about 81 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Vietnam (16), United States (8) and France (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .