Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Semiconductors and Semimetals
ISSN 0080-8784 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Semiannual
Semiconductors and Semimetals: impact factor 0.76; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Semiconductors and Semimetals is published by Academic Press Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Semiconductor materials and interfaces, Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices and Semiconductor materials and devices, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. Originally widely known as the "Willardson and Beer" Series, it has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. The series publishes timely, highly relevant volumes intended for long-term impact and reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the field. The volumes in Semiconductors and Semimetals have been and will continue to be of great interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in academia, scientific laboratories and modern industry.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiconductor materials and interfacesPhysics and Astronomy17.2%
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesPhysics and Astronomy12.4%
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering8.4%
- Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and MaterialsEngineering7.6%
- Silicon and Solar Cell TechnologiesEngineering7.2%
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsPhysics and Astronomy6.5%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering4.7%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals and Alloys | Q3 | 129/182 | 29th |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q3 | 729/1030 | 29th |
| Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | Q4 | 243/318 | 23rd |
| Materials Chemistry | Q4 | 265/327 | 19th |
| Condensed Matter Physics | Q4 | 370/446 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.76LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 417OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,829 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 2 | 280 |
| 2025 | 33 | 0 | 563 |
| 2024 | 29 | 1 | 696 |
| 2023 | 46 | 1 | 615 |
| 2022 | 39 | 3 | 701 |
| 2021 | 46 | 5 | 675 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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.
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 0080-8784
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Semiconductors and Semimetals
What is the impact factor of Semiconductors and Semimetals?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.76; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Semiconductors and Semimetals?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
Which databases index Semiconductors and Semimetals?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Semiconductors and Semimetals is indexed in Scopus.
Is Semiconductors and Semimetals open access, and what is the APC?
Semiconductors and Semimetals 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .