Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanics of Materials
Nano Materials Science
ISSN 2589-9651 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Nano Materials Science: CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 20.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 124 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nano Materials Science is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and is in Zone 1 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Advancements in Battery Materials, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nano Materials Science (NMS) is an international and interdisciplinary, open access, scholarly journal. NMS publishes peer-reviewed original articles and reviews on nanoscale material science and nanometer devices, with topics encompassing preparation and processing; high-throughput characterization; material performance evaluation and application of material characteristics such as the microstructure and properties of one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional nanostructured and nanofunctional materials; design, preparation, and processing techniques; and performance evaluation technology and nanometer device applications. The scope of this journal includes fundamental research on phenomena, mechanisms, and properties of materials at the nanometer scale, with a particular focus on basic nanoscience research and application research for frontier technology, incorporating the latest interdisciplinary research in physics, chemistry, mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, electricity, and magnetism at the nanometer scale. This journal provides a platform for exchange among teachers, scientists, and engineering and technical staff in the fields of nanoscience and technology. Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanics of Materials
Editor-in-chief Jian LuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 73 in mainland China (about 59%); most named Mainland China 73, Australia 10, Singapore 9, United States 5, United Kingdom 4 (124 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy8.9%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy8.3%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering6.4%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering6.4%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering5.9%
- MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsMaterials Science5.8%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science5.4%
- Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Science5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 20.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 25.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 25.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 303OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 612 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 135 | 135 | 142 |
| 2025 | 124 | 124 | 875 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | 2,431 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 1,765 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 2,353 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 2,954 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
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 to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of dataDrafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.Final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors are accountable for all aspects of the work, to ensure that questions related…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)
Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions, adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation); include in a collective work (such as an anthology); and text or data mine the article. These uses are permitted only for non-commercial purposes, and provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (wi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access KeAi Guide for authors: Open Access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint sharing
Preprint sharing permitted Model summary
Authors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication. We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2589-9651
- Print ISSN
- 2096-6482
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nano Materials Science
What CAS zone is Nano Materials Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nano Materials Science is in Zone 1 of Materials Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nano Materials Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 20.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 25.2, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Nano Materials Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Nano Materials Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Nano Materials Science based?
Of the 124 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 73 (about 59%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (73), Australia (10) and Singapore (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nano Materials Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nano Materials Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nano Materials Science open access, and what is the APC?
Nano Materials Science is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .