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Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering
ISSN 1672-6030 · eISSN 2589-5540 · AIP Publishing LLC · United States
Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering is published by AIP Publishing LLC and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies and Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesEngineering11.5%
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesEngineering9.8%
- Advanced Measurement and Metrology TechniquesEngineering7.8%
- Advanced machining processes and optimizationEngineering7.2%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Piezoelectric Actuators and ControlEngineering4%
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsEngineering3.9%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 946 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 5 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 102 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 294 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 325 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 337 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 587 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | |
| 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
- AIP Publishing LLC
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1672-6030
- Electronic ISSN
- 2589-5540
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering
What CAS zone is Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Physics, Applied / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering 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, 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: .