Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering (NPE) is an open access journal that is published on behalf of Tianjin University. As a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary research journal, NPE covers all areas related to nanotechnology and precision engineering, which provides a forum for researchers of the related field all over the world. Although NPE is an open access journal, authors are not responsible for any publication charges.

NPE publishes four issues per volume/year that includes original research articles, reviews, communications, and discussions that focus on, but are not limited to, the following areas:

  • Micro/Nano Devices, Sensors and Actuators
  • Micro- and Nanoscale Manufacturing
  • MEMS/NEMS
  • Micro/Nano Fluidics
  • Micro/Nano Optics
  • Micro/Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications
  • Micro- and Nano Characterization and Metrology
  • Flexible Electronics
  • Advanced Functional Materials and Their Applications
  • Precision Instruments
  • Precision Engineering
  • Industrial, Frontier and Future Trends for NPE

Open Access Statement

Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering (NPE) is an open access journal that publishes four times a year. Articles published in NPE are freely accessible, without restriction, to the global public. Although NPE is an open access journal, authors are not responsible for any publication charges. The open access publication fee is funded by Tianjin University. Authors who publish in NPE retain the copyright to their work under a Creative Commons license (CC BY). Under this license, users are free to share and adapt the material in any format, provided appropriate credit is given. Visit the AIP Publishing Open Access Policy for more information about our policies on open access.

NPE is a quarterly journal that first launched in March of 2018.

2022 Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate, 2023)*:

Five-Year Impact Factor

3.1

Impact Factor

3.7

Immediacy Index

0.5

Cited Half-Life

2.9

EigenFactor Score

0.00047

Article Influence Score

0.547
Total Citations 369

* Data from the 2022 Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition (Clarivate, 2023).

CODEN: NPEAAW
ISSN 1672-6030
eISSN 2589-5540
CN 12-1458/O3

Nanoscience and Precision Engineering is indexed in the following databases:

  • Clarivate/Web of Science
  • Scopus
  • EI Compendex - Engineering Village
  • Crossref