Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Science China-Technological Sciences
ISSN 1674-7321 · eISSN 1869-1900 · Science China Press · PEOPLES R CHINA · Monthly · Founded 1997
Science China-Technological Sciences: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.09; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,090; median 116 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 297 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science China-Technological Sciences is published by Science China Press and is in Zone 1 of Engineering 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, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and Heat Transfer and Optimization, together about 19.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Science China Technological Sciences, an academic journal cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press, is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research. Science China Technological Sciences is published in both print and electronic forms. It is indexed by Science Citation Index. Categories of articles: Reviews summarize representative results and achievements in a particular topic or an area, comment on the current state of research, and advise on the research directions. The author’s own opinion and related discussion is requested. Research papers report on important original results in all areas of technological sciences. Brief reports present short reports in a timely manner of the latest important results.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: 159 in mainland China (about 92%); most named Mainland China 159, United States 5, Hong Kong, China 2, Singapore 2, Macau, China 1 (172 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering7.2%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy6.8%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering5.7%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering5.2%
- Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering4.2%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science4%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 5.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,388OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 285LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 353,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,877 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 300 | 14 | 288 |
| 2025 | 297 | 11 | 1,702 |
| 2024 | 270 | 21 | 2,823 |
| 2023 | 322 | 23 | 4,838 |
| 2022 | 238 | 16 | 4,737 |
| 2021 | 229 | 14 | 4,497 |
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
116 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 143 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 82 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 195 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (673 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 2.9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Open access
- Authorship
Page charges levied by the journal's own editorial office, separate from Springer Nature APCs Model summary
Please note that Science China Technological Sciences Editorial office levies page charges for publishing your article. This charge is not handled by Springer Nature. It is different from the Article Processing Charge (APC) or any Transformative Agreements that may be in place from Springer Nature to publish in fully OA.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Publication charge details hosted on sciengine.com Model summary
Please refer to the publication charge information at https://www.sciengine.com/SCTS/aboutus?scroll=section_45.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Science China Technological Sciences, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Science China Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1674-7321
- Electronic ISSN
- 1869-1900
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science China-Technological Sciences
What CAS zone is Science China-Technological Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science China-Technological Sciences is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Multidisciplinary / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Science China-Technological Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.09; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at Science China-Technological Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 116 days (interquartile range 87–143 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Science China-Technological Sciences based?
Of the 172 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 159 (about 92%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (159), United States (5) and Hong Kong, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Science China-Technological Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science China-Technological Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Science China-Technological Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Science China-Technological Sciences is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .