Journal profile · Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Microsystems & Nanoengineering
ISSN 2055-7434 · Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Founded 2015
Microsystems & Nanoengineering: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11.12; fully open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 117 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); 254 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microsystems & Nanoengineering is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies and Mechanical and Optical Resonators, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publishing research on all aspects of microsystems and nanoengineering. Covering new design, fabrication, characterization, reliability, and applications. High visibility for your work with open access.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Yirong WuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 40 in mainland China (about 40%); most named Mainland China 40, United States 19, United Kingdom 10, Canada 9, Japan 6 (99 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering12%
- Microfluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesEngineering8.4%
- Mechanical and Optical ResonatorsPhysics and Astronomy8.1%
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesEngineering7.7%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering6.5%
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsEngineering5.7%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience5.5%
- Acoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesEngineering4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, 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
- 11.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 11.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 928OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 252LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 3,973,559Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,541 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 335 | 335 | 503 |
| 2025 | 254 | 254 | 2,770 |
| 2024 | 205 | 205 | 4,351 |
| 2023 | 159 | 159 | 5,797 |
| 2022 | 134 | 134 | 6,240 |
| 2021 | 106 | 106 | 5,143 |
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
117 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 62 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 183 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (654 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 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 3,290 / USD 3,790 / GBP 2,790 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 3,190 / GBP 2,690 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,890 / USD 4,290 / EUR 3,590 | Yes | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- brief reportWe are pleased to announce our new manuscript type Brief Report is now available for immediate submission.Length not stated
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2015
- ISSN
- 2055-7434
- Society / sponsor
- Springer Nature and the Earth Observation Publishing Group – find out more
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Microsystems & Nanoengineering
What CAS zone is Microsystems & Nanoengineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Microsystems & Nanoengineering is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Instruments & Instrumentation / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Microsystems & Nanoengineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.12; CiteScore 14.2, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Microsystems & Nanoengineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 117 days (interquartile range 85–152 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 Microsystems & Nanoengineering based?
Of the 99 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 40 (about 40%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (40), United States (19) and United Kingdom (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Microsystems & Nanoengineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microsystems & Nanoengineering is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Microsystems & Nanoengineering open access, and what is the APC?
Microsystems & Nanoengineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,790.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .