Journal profile · NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Nanophotonics
ISSN 2192-8606 · eISSN 2192-8614 · Walter de Gruyter · GERMANY · Semi-monthly · Founded 2012
Nanophotonics: CAS Zone 2 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.61; fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 98 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); 503 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nanophotonics is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications and Photonic and Optical Devices, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nanophotonics publishes cutting-edge research on the interaction of photons with nanostructures, including carbon nanotubes, metal nanoparticles, semiconductor nanodots, photonic crystals, metamaterials, tissue, and DNA. We highlight global advances, emerging developments, and novel applications in the field. All articles are freely available under gold open access, ensuring broad visibility and accessibility for the international photonics community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Nadezda PanarinaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 20, United Kingdom 3, Spain 3, Mainland China 2, Japan 2 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering15.1%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science12.9%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering12.1%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy7.1%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy5.7%
- Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.3%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
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
- 6.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 12.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,984OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 428LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 446Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,644 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 323 | 323 | 130 |
| 2025 | 503 | 503 | 2,216 |
| 2024 | 462 | 462 | 5,351 |
| 2023 | 420 | 420 | 7,841 |
| 2022 | 404 | 404 | 10,270 |
| 2021 | 360 | 360 | 11,183 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 123 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (38 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 123 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (819 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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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 3,360 / USD 3,500 / GBP 2,910 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,650 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,500 | 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- perspectivePerspectives are peer-reviewed and provide a forum to present personal opinions and backgrounds on topics of interest to national and international research com…main text ≤ 200 words · abstract ≤ 200 words
- research articleX manuscript template. Whilst a typical Research Article is around 3000–8000 words (in its entirety) including 3–8 display items (figures, schmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewReviews are peer-reviewed and give an overview of recent progress in important fields of research, providing the readers with a guide to the relevant literature…abstract ≤ 200 words · figures and tables ≤ 15
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use AI-Generated Images
For information about using AI-generated images in your work, please see Wiley’s AI Guidelines for Researchers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately indicate who contributed to the work. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria: Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content; …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors must declare financial/commercial conflicts of interest. If the authors have no conflicts of interest, this should be stated. top ↑
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing/Repositories
Wiley is committed to a more open research landscape, facilitating faster and more effective research discovery by enabling reproducibility and verification of data, methodology and reporting standards. We encourage authors of published articles to share their research data including, but not limited to: raw data, processed data, software, algorithms, protocols, methods, and materials. We expect t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Professional Conduct and Publication Ethics
Follows COPE, IUPAP, Singapore Statement Model summary
The journal is committed to high standards for professional conduct and ethical behavior in all published material. The Publishing Ethics Guidelines detail the journal's position as a scientific publisher. Furthermore, the journal supports the International Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Scientific Publishing (IUPAP) as they were adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
A general exception to this rule is open access journals and articles, which have different agreements governing re-use of material. If you wish to reproduce materials from an open access title, you should check the journal homepage for more information on their re-use policies. CC-BY content can be used without asking permission, but the source must be attributed. Reproduced under terms of the CC…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
All manuscripts are subject to assessment by the editors and/or peer review. The first evaluation of a manuscript rarely results in acceptance, but it is possible in exceptional cases. Manuscripts are rejected by the editors at this stage if they are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, need extensive improvement in the language, or do not fall within the aims and scope of the j…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening prior to acceptance Model summary
All manuscripts will be subject to testing using plagiarism detection software prior to acceptance.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Duplicate submission not permitted Model summary
Duplicate submission is not permitted and will result in rejection.
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semi-monthly
- Founded
- 2012
- ISSN
- 2192-8606
- Electronic ISSN
- 2192-8614
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 18 (September 2026)
- 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 Nanophotonics
What CAS zone is Nanophotonics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nanophotonics is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Optics / Physics, Applied / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nanophotonics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.61; CiteScore 12.6, h-index 142.
How long does peer review take at Nanophotonics?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 72–123 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Nanophotonics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Required; 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 Nanophotonics based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), United Kingdom (3) and Spain (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nanophotonics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nanophotonics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nanophotonics open access, and what is the APC?
Nanophotonics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
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: .