Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Micro & Nano Letters
ISSN 1750-0443 · Institution of Engineering and Technology · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Micro & Nano Letters: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.19; fully open access; APC about USD 2,200; median 109 days to acceptance (33 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Micro & Nano Letters is published by Institution of Engineering and Technology 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 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors and ZnO doping and properties, together about 19.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Micro & Nano Letters</em> is an open access nanoscience journal publishing the latest advances in micro- and nano-scale science, engineering, and technology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy7.4%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering6.4%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science5.9%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science5%
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applicationsMaterials Science4.9%
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesEngineering4.7%
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering4.6%
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsEnergy4.5%
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 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 935OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 325,961Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,166 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 122 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 187 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 471 |
| 2021 | 93 | 93 | 583 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 67 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (33 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 133 days
- Sample
- 33 articles with submission and acceptance dates (37 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 1.8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | USD 2,200 / GBP 1,700 / EUR 2,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,200 / EUR 2,000 / GBP 1,700 | — | — |
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
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1750-0443
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Micro & Nano Letters
What CAS zone is Micro & Nano Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Micro & Nano Letters is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Micro & Nano Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.19; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Micro & Nano Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 33 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 67–147 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.8 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35% (2025). 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 Micro & Nano Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Micro & Nano Letters is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Micro & Nano Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Micro & Nano Letters is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,200.
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: .