Nanoscale Research Letters: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1556-276X · ISSN 1931-7573 · Springer Science+Business Media · Materials Science

Half of the articles Nanoscale Research Letters accepted in 2022 were accepted within 94 days of submission (n = 100); the middle half took 63–138 days.

Submission → acceptance (2022)
94 days median
middle half 63–138 · n = 100
Acceptance → online
11 days median
middle half 9–16 · n = 100
Change since 2020
No clear change since 2020 (median 98 → 94 days; 90% CI -18 to +10 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $2,190

Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does Nanoscale Research Letters take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 68–140 days982020n=2212021: middle half 70–168 days1092021n=1762022: middle half 63–138 days942022n=100
Line = median; shaded box = middle half of articles (25th–75th percentile). Year of acceptance.
Days from submission to acceptance, by year of acceptance
YearArticles (n)25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctAccepted <14 daysHave a revised date
202210063941380.0%0%
2021176701091680.0%0%
202022168981401940.4%0%

Distribution in 2022

0–29 days: 1% (1 articles)030–59 days: 19% (19 articles)3060–89 days: 28% (28 articles)6090–119 days: 19% (19 articles)90120–149 days: 11% (11 articles)120150–179 days: 4% (4 articles)150180–209 days: 7% (7 articles)180210–239 days: 3% (3 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (3 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (1 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (2 articles)330360+ days: 2% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2911.0%
30–591919.0%
60–892828.0%
90–1191919.0%
120–1491111.0%
150–17944.0%
180–20977.0%
210–23933.0%
240–26933.0%
270–29900.0%
300–32911.0%
330–35922.0%
360+22.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2022 articles appeared online within 11 days (middle half 9–16 days, n = 100).

From submission to online publication, the median was 107 days (middle half 74–157 days, n = 100).

Read these numbers carefully

  • These times describe articles the journal accepted. Rejected manuscripts never appear in public data, so they cannot tell you how long a rejection takes.
  • Dates are the ones the publisher deposited with PubMed. Some publishers record the date a revised manuscript arrived as the submission date, which makes review look faster.
  • Invited articles and special issues can move faster than regular submissions.

Open access status and publishing fees

Open access (listed in DOAJ). Listed APC: $2,190 (DOAJ).

No institutional payments for this journal are recorded in OpenAPC.

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Integrity and indexing signals

Facts from public records, shown without judgement. See the methodology for why each can be worth a closer look.

Listed in DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2022None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions9 retracted articles among 291 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (30.93 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2022 articles
Publication volume113 articles added to PubMed in 2022 (-36% vs 2021).

Topics and scope

Materials Science journalsEngineering journalsMaterials Chemistry journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2022 figures are compared with the 2022 median of Nanoscale Research Letters, 94 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Nanotechnology90 (2022, n = 809)≈$3,325$2,638 (5 payments)NoYes
Nanomaterials29 (2022, n = 4,435)≈$3,544$2,565 (109 payments)YesNo
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology99 (2022, n = 136)No fee (DOAJ)YesNo
Nanoscale Advances66 (2022, n = 490)≈$2,831$2,208 (67 payments)YesNo
Nano Convergence65 (2022, n = 55)$4,190YesNo
RSC Advances51 (2022, n = 3,413)≈$2,831$1,266 (92 payments)YesNo
ACS Applied Nano Materials57 (2022, n = 61)≈$4,500NoNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Nanoscale Research Letters take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Nanoscale Research Letters accepted in 2022 were accepted within 94 days of submission (n = 100); the middle half took 63–138 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Nanoscale Research Letters articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2022 appeared online within 11 days of acceptance (n = 100).

Does Nanoscale Research Letters charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $2,190 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1556-276X; NLM ID 101279750; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 100 articles accepted in 2022 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: none.

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.