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Nanoscale Advances

Nanoscale Advances is a collaborative venture between the Royal Society of Chemistry and the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) in Beijing, China.

Scope

Published fortnightly, the journal accepts experimental and theoretical work in the form of communications, full papers and reviews, building on and complementing the nano content already published across the Royal Society of Chemistry journal portfolio.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Synthesis of nanostructured and nanoscale materials
Quantum materials
2D materials
Layered materials
Layered quantum materials
Characterisation of functional nanoscale materials and bio-assemblies
Properties of nanoscale materials
Self-assembly and molecular organisation
Complex hybrid nanostructures
Nanocomposites, nanoparticles, nanocrystalline materials, and nanoclusters
Nanotubes, molecular nanowires and nanocrystals
Molecular nanoscience
Nanocatalysis
Theoretical modelling
Single-molecules
Plasmonics
Nanoelectronics and molecular electronics
Nanophotonics
Nanochips, nanosensors, nanofluidics and nanofabrication
Carbon-based nanoscale materials and devices
Biomimetic materials
Nanobiotechnology/bionanomaterials
Nanomedicine
Regulatory approaches and risk assessment

Readership

The readership is cross-disciplinary and includes scientists, researchers and professionals in academia and industry interested in nanoscience and nanotechnology, including (but not limited to) the areas of physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, materials, energy/environment, information technology, detection science, healthcare and drug discovery, and electronics.

Journal Impact Factor

6.3 (2025)

First decision time (all)

31 days

First decision time (peer reviewed)

41 days

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Indexing

Indexed in: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EI Compendex, Web of Science: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Scopus, PubMed Central

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Article types

Nanoscale Advances publishes:

Communications
Full papers
Review articles
Minireviews
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