Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Nanotechnology
ISSN 0957-4484 · eISSN 1361-6528 · IOP Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Weekly · Founded 1990
Nanotechnology: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.8; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,325; median 96 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 417 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nanotechnology is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. 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 Graphene research and applications, Nanowire Synthesis and Applications and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties, together about 22.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal aims to publish papers at the forefront of nanoscale science and technology and especially those of an interdisciplinary nature. Here, nanotechnology is taken to include the ability to individually address, control, and modify structures, materials and devices with nanometre precision, and the synthesis of such structures into systems of micro- and macroscopic dimensions such as MEMS based devices. It encompasses the understanding of the fundamental physics, chemistry, biology and technology of nanometre-scale objects and how such objects can be used in the areas of computation, sensors, nanostructured materials and nano-biotechnology.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Science8.2%
- Nanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsEngineering7.9%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science6.1%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science6%
- Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesMaterials Science6%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5.8%
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering4.7%
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.4%
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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 180LetPub ·
- h-index
- 251OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16,790OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 489LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25,014 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 356 | 261 | 104 |
| 2025 | 417 | 123 | 1,105 |
| 2024 | 752 | 397 | 4,000 |
| 2023 | 838 | 713 | 6,792 |
| 2022 | 847 | 353 | 8,472 |
| 2021 | 1,332 | 624 | 18,609 |
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
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 128 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 107 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (938 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 2.8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0957-4484
- Electronic ISSN
- 1361-6528
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nanotechnology
What CAS zone is Nanotechnology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nanotechnology is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Nanotechnology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.8; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 251.
How long does peer review take at Nanotechnology?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 68–128 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.8 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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 Nanotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nanotechnology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nanotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Nanotechnology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,325.
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: .