Journal profile · NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Science of Advanced Materials
ISSN 1947-2935 · AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS · UNITED STATES · Founded 2009
Science of Advanced Materials: impact factor 0.4; subscription journal; review about 2 months (community reports); 230 articles a year; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science of Advanced Materials is published by AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Conducting polymers and applications and ZnO doping and properties, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering8.2%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science6.8%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science6.3%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science5.2%
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science5%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science5%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering4.7%
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactionsChemistry4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 17 April 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2024 edition (paper mill, unusually high share of authors from China); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 618OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 230LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,692 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 141 | 0 | 242 |
| 2023 | 186 | 0 | 409 |
| 2022 | 228 | 1 | 607 |
| 2021 | 303 | 1 | 800 |
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 2 monthsLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1947-2935
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science of Advanced Materials
What is the impact factor of Science of Advanced Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.4; h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Science of Advanced Materials?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months. 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.
Is Science of Advanced Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Science of Advanced Materials is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .