Journal profile · NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Nanofabrication
ISSN 2299-680X · De Gruyter · Poland
Nanofabrication: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Starting from 2022, the journal is no longer published by De Gruyter. The new journal website is accessible at: https://eaapublishing.org/journals/index.php/nanofab/index. Also, the new submissions can be sent to editorial@eaapublishing.org. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nanofabrication is published by De Gruyter 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 Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Starting from 2022, the journal is no longer published by De Gruyter. The new journal website is accessible at: https://eaapublishing.org/journals/index.php/nanofab/index. Also, the new submissions can be sent to editorial@eaapublishing.org. Nanofabrication published multi- and interdisciplinary works from researchers in the broad field of micro- to nanostructuring and device fabrication. Scientist interested in the advances on micro- and nanoscale patterning methods and the application of structures generated by these in applied physics, biomedical and life sciences are the target audience of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Mika E.T. SillanpääPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanofabrication and Lithography TechniquesEngineering15.2%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy8.3%
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science7%
- Advancements in Photolithography TechniquesEngineering7%
- Nanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsEngineering5.3%
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesMaterials Science4.6%
- Ion-surface interactions and analysisEngineering4.3%
- Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesEngineering4%
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 | 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceDOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 221 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 72 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 188 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 223 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 70 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2299-680X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nanofabrication
What CAS zone is Nanofabrication in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nanofabrication is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
How long does peer review take at Nanofabrication?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Nanofabrication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nanofabrication is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nanofabrication open access, and what is the APC?
Nanofabrication is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .