Journal profile · Materials Science-Polymers and Plastics
Microplastics and Nanoplastics
ISSN 2662-4966 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Microplastics and Nanoplastics: impact factor 8.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,540; median 126 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microplastics and Nanoplastics is published by SpringerOpen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, together about 66.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal provides a unified platform for the international reporting of ground-breaking research results and reviews covering the fast-growing area of plastics research. Work across all length scales (macro, micro and nano) and heterogeneous pollutants will be considered. The journal publishes original research, brief communications, reviews, comments, perspectives, methods papers, and data descriptor articles. Microplastics and Nanoplastics aims to be an inclusive and interdisciplinary forum for worldwide efforts to solve the plastics pollution challenge. Potential topics covered here include: Methods of characterization and quantification of nano, micro and macroplastics Plastic-associated chemicals and their impact on biodiversity, pollution and human health New biodegradable materials as plastic alternatives Plastics waste management – sustainable practices Risks of nano, micro and macroplastics on the environment and human health Environmental fate and bioaccumulation of nano, micro and macroplastics Perceptions regarding the presence of plastic in nature and society Environmental economics and policy regarding plastic debris Monitoring and modeling of plastic transport and accumulation in the geosphere (atmosphere, land, freshwater, marine environments)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Polymers and Plastics
Editor-in-chief Bart KoelmansPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Denmark 5, Austria 5, United Kingdom 4, Netherlands 3, United States 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science36.9%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science18.5%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science10.8%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science10.5%
- Marine Biology and Environmental ChemistryEngineering4%
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science3.4%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering1.9%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering1.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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 (publisher) 2025
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 11.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 375,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 62 | 52 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 485 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 585 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 913 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1,512 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 1,617 |
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
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (133 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | EUR 1,290 / USD 1,540 / GBP 1,090 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,490 / EUR 1,240 / GBP 1,040 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 990 / USD 1,390 / EUR 1,190 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,090 / USD 154 / USD 1,540 / EUR 1,290 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- brief communicationsThe journal publishes original research, brief communications, reviews, comments, perspectives, methods papers, and data descriptor articles.Length not stated
- commentsThe journal publishes original research, brief communications, reviews, comments, perspectives, methods papers, and data descriptor articles.Length not stated
- data descriptor articlesThe journal publishes original research, brief communications, reviews, comments, perspectives, methods papers, and data descriptor articles.Length not stated
- methods papersThe journal publishes original research, brief communications, reviews, comments, perspectives, methods papers, and data descriptor articles.Length not stated
- original researchThe journal publishes original research, brief communications, reviews, comments, perspectives, methods papers, and data descriptor articles.Length not stated
- perspectivesThe journal publishes original research, brief communications, reviews, comments, perspectives, methods papers, and data descriptor articles.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal publishes original research, brief communications, reviews, comments, perspectives, methods papers, and data descriptor articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Microplastics and Nanoplastics articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2662-4966
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Microplastics and Nanoplastics
What is the impact factor of Microplastics and Nanoplastics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 8.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 14.9, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Microplastics and Nanoplastics?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 91–152 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Microplastics and Nanoplastics based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Denmark (5), Austria (5) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Microplastics and Nanoplastics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microplastics and Nanoplastics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Microplastics and Nanoplastics open access, and what is the APC?
Microplastics and Nanoplastics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,540.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .