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npj Flexible Electronics
ISSN 2397-4621 · SPRINGERNATURE · PEOPLES R CHINA
npj Flexible Electronics: CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.32; fully open access; APC about USD 4,290; median 118 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 139 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Flexible Electronics is published by SPRINGERNATURE and is in Zone 1 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Conducting polymers and applications and Tactile and Sensory Interactions, together about 48.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
npj Flexible Electronics is an online-only and open access journal, which publishes high-quality papers related to flexible electronic systems, including plastic electronics and emerging materials, new device design and fabrication technologies, and applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering31.2%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science9.6%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience7.6%
- Nanomaterials and Printing TechnologiesEngineering6%
- Advanced Materials and MechanicsEngineering5.8%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience4.7%
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering3.5%
- Dielectric materials and actuatorsEngineering3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 15.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 22.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 423OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 137LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 640 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 126 | 126 | 227 |
| 2025 | 139 | 139 | 1,983 |
| 2024 | 89 | 89 | 2,679 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 2,512 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 6,402 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 3,115 |
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
118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (288 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 3,290 / USD 4,290 / GBP 2,890 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 4,090 / EUR 3,190 / GBP 2,790 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,590 / USD 3,790 / EUR 2,990 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- news & commentNews & CommentLength not stated
- research articlesResearch articlesLength not stated
- reviews & analysisReviews & AnalysisLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
npj Flexible Electronics is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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
- SPRINGERNATURE
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2397-4621
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Flexible Electronics
What CAS zone is npj Flexible Electronics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, npj Flexible Electronics is in Zone 1 of Materials Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of npj Flexible Electronics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.32; CiteScore 22.4, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at npj Flexible Electronics?
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 118 days (interquartile range 90–166 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 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 npj Flexible Electronics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Flexible Electronics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Flexible Electronics open access, and what is the APC?
npj Flexible Electronics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,290.
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: .