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Small Science
ISSN 2688-4046 · Wiley-VCH · Germany
Small Science: CAS Zone 2 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 5,400; median 78 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 48% (journal website); 324 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Small Science is published by Wiley-VCH and is in Zone 2 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, together about 19.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Small Science is a premium interdisciplinary gold open access journal dedicated to publishing transformative fundamental and applied research on materials, devices, and systems whose functionality originates from phenomena at the nano-, micro-, and mesoscale. The journal provides a high-visibility platform for cutting-edge discoveries that address major scientific and technological challenges in energy, sustainability, healthcare, electronics, photonics, information technologies, and advanced manufacturing. Small Science welcomes experimental, theoretical, computational, and data-driven research spanning materials discovery, design, characterization, and application. Through rigorous, efficient, and fair peer review, the journal ensures rapid publication while maintaining the highest standards of scientific quality and author experience. The scope of Small Science is intentionally broad to foster interdisciplinary and collaborative research at the interfaces of chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, life sciences, environmental science, and data science. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Chemistry & Materials Science: Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Functional Materials, Nanomaterials, Quantum Materials, 2D Materials, Soft Materials, Hybrid Materials, Biomaterials, Metamaterials, Surface and Interface Science, Self-Assembly, Colloidal Science. Physics & Engineering: Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Science and Technology, Electronics, Optoelectronics, Photonics, Spintronics, Flexible and Wearable Electronics, Bioelectronics, Neuromorphic Devices, Micro- and Nanoelectronics, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Advanced Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Chemical and Process Engineering, Computational Materials Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Materials Informatics, Autonomous Laboratories, High-Throughput Experimentation, Digital Twins Energy, Sustainability & Environment Energy Storage, Solid-State Batteries, Next- Generation Battery Materials, Solar Cells, Photovoltaics, Hydrogen Technologies, Water Splitting, Electrocatalysis, Photocatalysis, Carbon Capture and Utilization, CO₂ Conversion, Sustainable Materials, Circular Materials, Green Chemistry, Environmental Remediation, Water Treatment, Climate Technologies Biological & Medical Sciences Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Tissue Engineering, Biointerfac
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering6.8%
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering6.6%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering6.6%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy6.2%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science5.2%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy5%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science4.9%
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 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 | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCCASPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 436OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 258LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 257Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 706,977Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,302 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 227 | 227 | 118 |
| 2025 | 324 | 324 | 1,606 |
| 2024 | 319 | 319 | 3,508 |
| 2023 | 173 | 173 | 3,026 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 2,773 |
| 2021 | 140 | 140 | 6,049 |
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 PubMed · to
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 107 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (107 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 100 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (551 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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 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 | USD 5,400 / GBP 4,190 / EUR 4,480 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 6,350 / EUR 5,270 / GBP 4,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 5,500 / GBP 3,630 / EUR 4,570 | Yes | — |
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- perspectivePerspectives are peer-reviewed and provide a forum to present personal opinions and backgrounds on topics of interest to national and international research com…main text ≤ 200 words · abstract ≤ 200 words
- research articleX manuscript template. Whilst a typical Research Article is around 3000–8000 words (in its entirety) including 3–8 display items (figures, schmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewReviews are peer-reviewed and give an overview of recent progress in important fields of research, providing the readers with a guide to the relevant literature…abstract ≤ 200 words · figures and tables ≤ 15
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use AI-Generated Images
For information about using AI-generated images in your work, please see Wiley’s AI Guidelines for Researchers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately indicate who contributed to the work. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria: Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content; …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors must declare financial/commercial conflicts of interest. If the authors have no conflicts of interest, this should be stated. top ↑
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing/Repositories
Wiley is committed to a more open research landscape, facilitating faster and more effective research discovery by enabling reproducibility and verification of data, methodology and reporting standards. We encourage authors of published articles to share their research data including, but not limited to: raw data, processed data, software, algorithms, protocols, methods, and materials. We expect t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Professional Conduct and Publication Ethics
Duplicate submission prohibited Model summary
The journal is committed to high standards for professional conduct and ethical behavior in all published material. The Publishing Ethics Guidelines detail the journal's position as a scientific publisher. Furthermore, the journal supports the International Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Scientific Publishing (IUPAP) as they were adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
A general exception to this rule is open access journals and articles, which have different agreements governing re-use of material. If you wish to reproduce materials from an open access title, you should check the journal homepage for more information on their re-use policies. CC-BY content can be used without asking permission, but the source must be attributed. Reproduced under terms of the CC…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
All manuscripts are subject to assessment by the editors and/or peer review. The first evaluation of a manuscript rarely results in acceptance, but it is possible in exceptional cases. Manuscripts are rejected by the editors at this stage if they are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, need extensive improvement in the language, or do not fall within the aims and scope of the j…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening Model summary
All manuscripts will be subject to testing using plagiarism detection software prior to acceptance.
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
- Wiley-VCH
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2688-4046
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- 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 Small Science
What CAS zone is Small Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Small Science is in Zone 2 of Materials Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. 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 Small Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 10.1, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Small Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 60–107 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Small Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Small Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Small Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Small Science open access, and what is the APC?
Small Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 5,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .