Journal profile · Engineering-Engineering (all)
Smart Science
ISSN 2308-0477 · Taylor & Francis
Smart Science: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 311 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Smart Science (ISSN 2308-0477) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes significant original scientific researches, and reviews and analyses of current research and science policy. We welcome submissions of high quality papers from all fields of science and from any source. Articles of an interdisciplinary nature are particularly welcomed. Smart Science aims to be among the top multidisciplinary journals covering a broad spectrum of smart topics in the fields of materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, medicine, and biology. Smart Science is currently focusing on the topics of Smart Manufacturing (CPS, IoT and AI) for Industry 4.0, Smart Energy and Smart Chemistry and Materials. Other specific research areas covered by the journal include, but are not limited to: Smart Science in the Future Smart Manufacturing Cyber-Physical System (CPS) Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Brain (IoB) Artificial Intelligence Smart Computing Smart Design/Machine Smart Sensing Smart Information and Networks Smart Energy and Thermal/Fluidic Science Smart Chemistry and Materials Peer review policy: All manuscripts are pre-checked by editors, and if appropriate, sent for single anonymized peer review. Contributions must be original, not previously or simultaneously published elsewhere, also are critically reviewed before they are published. For in-depth review, at least two outside referees are consulted. Reviewers are contacted before being sent a paper and are asked to return comments within 3 weeks for most papers. Reviewers may be selected to evaluate separate components of a manuscript. We greatly appreciate the time spent in preparing a review, and will consult you on a revision of a manuscript only if we believe the paper has been significantly improved but still requires input. The responsibility of final decisions on acceptance or rejection of a submitted manuscript lies with the editors. Editors reserve the right to reject papers without sending them out for review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Engineering (all)
Editor-in-chief Te-Hua FangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Taiwan, China 32, United States 21, South Korea 11, Italy 11, Australia 11 (141 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering13.9%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering8.2%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering6.4%
- Optimal Power Flow DistributionEngineering6.1%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering4.9%
- Electric Vehicles and InfrastructureEngineering4.6%
- Frequency Control in Power SystemsEngineering4.6%
- Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, OCLC, EBSCO Research Bible, OCLC WorldCat, airiti library, Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry
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) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.62Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 18,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 0 | 78 |
| 2024 | 50 | 2 | 176 |
| 2023 | 38 | 2 | 273 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 233 |
| 2021 | 39 | 0 | 666 |
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
311 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 211 days – 417 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 326 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (54 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 135 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 accepted5
- analyses of current research and science policypublishes significant original scientific researches, and reviews and analyses of current research and science policyLength not stated
- original scientific researchespublishes significant original scientific researchesLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
- reviewspublishes significant original scientific researches, and reviews and analyses of current research and science policyLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Smart Science is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readershi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All manuscripts are pre-checked by editors, and if appropriate, sent for single anonymized peer review. Model summary
All manuscripts are pre-checked by editors, and if appropriate, sent for single anonymized peer review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2308-0477
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Smart Science
What CAS zone is Smart Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Smart Science is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Smart Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Smart Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 311 days (interquartile range 211–417 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. 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 JCR quartile is Smart Science in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary.
Where are the editorial board members of Smart Science based?
Of the 141 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (32), United States (21) and South Korea (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Smart Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Smart Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Smart Science open access, and what is the APC?
Smart Science is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .