Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Nanoscale
ISSN 2040-3364 · eISSN 2040-3372 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2009
Nanoscale: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.22; hybrid open access; review about 1.4 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 81%; 2,253 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nanoscale is published by Royal Society of Chemistry and is in Zone 3 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Graphene research and applications, Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, together about 19.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A high impact peer reviewed journal publishing experimental and theoretical work across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Science7%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science6.3%
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science6.3%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science5.8%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy5.2%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy5.1%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 5.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 176LetPub ·
- h-index
- 333OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22,521OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,997LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 33,928 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,617 | 577 | 1,127 |
| 2025 | 2,253 | 969 | 11,307 |
| 2024 | 2,058 | 1,123 | 21,458 |
| 2023 | 1,903 | 837 | 27,187 |
| 2022 | 1,876 | 505 | 35,494 |
| 2021 | 2,054 | 512 | 56,152 |
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 1.4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 81%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Front cover Open Access
Nanoscale (2026) 18 (35): 18631–18632. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6NR90165D Abstract View articletitled, Front cover Open the PDF for Front cover in another window
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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 2040-3364
- Electronic ISSN
- 2040-3372
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nanoscale
What CAS zone is Nanoscale in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nanoscale is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology / Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nanoscale?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.22; CiteScore 8.7, h-index 333.
How long does peer review take at Nanoscale?
Authors report an average review time of about 1.4 months; the community-reported acceptance is “81%”. 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 Nanoscale?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nanoscale is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nanoscale open access, and what is the APC?
Nanoscale is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .