Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Nanotechnology Reviews
ISSN 2191-9089 · eISSN 2191-9097 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH · GERMANY
Nanotechnology Reviews: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.48; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nanotechnology Reviews is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH 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 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Synthesis and fabricationCharacterizationEngineeringMaterials and surfacesComputation and theoretical aspectsBiology and BiotechnologyApplications, e.g. Medicine, Energy, Sustainability
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief David HuiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science8.8%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering8.4%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering6.2%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering6%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science5.3%
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering4.5%
- Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesMaterials Science4%
- Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Science4%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 5.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 792OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 116LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,421 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 109 | 109 | 45 |
| 2025 | 117 | 117 | 570 |
| 2024 | 170 | 170 | 1,976 |
| 2023 | 149 | 149 | 2,572 |
| 2022 | 167 | 167 | 6,033 |
| 2021 | 141 | 141 | 5,108 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 2,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 2,000 | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section. For more information on De Gruyter Publishing Ethics, please see the De Gruyter Guidelines online here.
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 GmbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2191-9089
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-9097
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Nanotechnology Reviews
What CAS zone is Nanotechnology Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nanotechnology Reviews 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 Nanotechnology Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.48; CiteScore 12.8, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Nanotechnology Reviews?
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.
Which databases index Nanotechnology Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nanotechnology Reviews is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nanotechnology Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Nanotechnology Reviews is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .