Nature Electronics

Nature Electronics is an online-only monthly journal published by Nature Portfolio, launched in January 2018, covering research across all areas of electronics, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 42.3《自然·电子学》（Nature Electronics）是（Nature Portfolio）出版的纯在线月刊，2018 年 1 月创刊，覆盖电子学各领域研究，2025 年期刊影响因子为 42.3。

Scope

• It publishes both fundamental and applied research across all areas of electronics, from the study of novel phenomena and devices to the design, construction and wider application of electronic circuits该刊发表电子学各领域的基础与应用研究，涵盖新现象与新器件研究，直至电子电路的设计、构建与更广泛应用。
• It focuses on the development of technology and on understanding the impact such developments could have on society, and covers commercial and industrial aspects of electronics research该刊聚焦技术发展及其可能对社会产生的影响，并覆盖电子学研究的商业与产业层面。^[1]
• Topics covered include spintronics, 2D and carbon electronics, flexible electronics, organic electronics, bioelectronics and optoelectronics覆盖主题包括自旋电子学、二维与碳电子学、柔性电子学、有机电子学、生物电子学与光电子学。
• Further topics are NEMS/MEMS, neuromorphic systems, analogue circuits, data converters, digital circuits, VLSI and memory其他主题包括微纳机电系统（NEMS/MEMS）、神经形态系统、模拟电路、数据转换器、数字电路、超大规模集成电路与存储器。
• Its scope also covers signal processing, sensors, displays, RF electronics, wireless systems, power electronics, and electronics for metrology and scientific instruments该刊范围还涵盖信号处理、传感器、显示器、射频电子学、无线系统、电力电子学，以及用于计量与科学仪器的电子学。^[2]
• It incorporates the research of scientists, engineers and industry, and provides comment, review and analysis of the key issues shaping the field and the key technologies reshaping society该刊整合科学家、工程师与产业界的研究，并就塑造该领域的关键议题与重塑社会的关键技术提供评论、综述与分析。
• Like all Nature-branded journals, it is characterised by a dedicated team of professional editors, a fair and rigorous peer-review process, high standards of copy-editing and production, swift publication and editorial independence与所有（Nature）品牌期刊一样，该刊以专职专业编辑团队、公平严格的同行评审、高标准的文字编辑与出版、快速发表以及编辑独立性为特色。

History

• It was launched in January 2018 by Springer Nature as an exclusively online journal and publishes monthly该刊由（Springer Nature）于 2018 年 1 月创刊，为纯在线期刊，按月出版。
• Its Chief Editor Owain Vaughan began work as a strategy editor for Nature Research in 2016 and became Chief Editor of Nature Electronics in 2017, ahead of launch其主编 Owain Vaughan 于 2016 年起任（Nature Research）战略编辑，并于 2017 年、即创刊前出任（Nature Electronics）主编。
• It is part of the Nature Portfolio of journals and incorporates the work of scientists, engineers and researchers in industry该刊属（Nature Portfolio）期刊群，并整合科学家、工程师与产业界研究者的工作。
• It is an exclusively online publication, and primary research appears in one format, Articles, ranging from short communications to longer, in-depth reports该刊纯在线出版，原创研究仅以「论文」一种体裁发表，篇幅从短通讯到较长的深度报告不等。
• Non-primary content such as Reviews, Perspectives and Comments is not eligible for open access and can only be published via the subscription route, while primary research can be published open access综述、观点、评论等非原创内容不具备开放获取资格，只能走订阅出版途径，而原创研究可以开放获取方式发表。
• Its electronic international standard serial number is 2520-1131, and the correct abbreviation for abstracting and indexing is Nat. Electron.其电子国际标准连续出版物号为 2520-1131，文摘与索引规范缩写为 Nat. Electron.。
• Its Journal Impact Factor was 33.686 in 2021 and 33.255 in 2022, then rose to 40.9 in 2024 and stands at 42.3 in 2025, ranking first among 369 electrical and electronic engineering journals其期刊影响因子 2021 年为 33.686、2022 年为 33.255，其后升至 2024 年的 40.9，2025 年为 42.3，在 369 种电气与电子工程期刊中排名第一。

Editors

• All editorial decisions are made by a team of full-time professional editors, and like other Nature titles the journal has no external academic editors所有编辑决定均由专职全职专业编辑团队作出，与其他（Nature）系列期刊一样，该刊不设外部学术编辑。
• The Chief Editor is Owain Vaughan, who joined Nature Research in 2008 as an editor for Nature Nanotechnology before becoming a strategy editor, and who has a PhD in surface chemistry from the University of Cambridge现任主编为 Owain Vaughan，他 2008 年加入（Nature Research）任（Nature Nanotechnology）编辑，后任战略编辑，并拥有剑桥大学（University of Cambridge）表面化学博士学位。
• Owain Vaughan was previously a Junior Research Fellow at King's College, Cambridge, and is based in LondonOwain Vaughan 曾任剑桥大学国王学院（King's College, Cambridge）初级研究员，常驻伦敦。
• The Senior Editor Yan Huang joined in 2024, holds a PhD in electronic engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and works on flexible electronics and neuromorphic devices, and is based in Beijing高级编辑 Yan Huang 于 2024 年加入，拥有香港中文大学（Chinese University of Hong Kong）电子工程博士学位，研究方向为柔性电子与神经形态器件，常驻北京。
• Katharina Zeissler, a Senior Editor who joined in 2021, holds a PhD from Imperial College London on artificial spin ice and spintronics and is based in London高级编辑 Katharina Zeissler 于 2021 年加入，拥有伦敦帝国理工学院（Imperial College London）博士学位，研究人造自旋冰与自旋电子学，常驻伦敦。
• Matthew Parker serves as an Associate Editor after joining in 2019, and holds a PhD from the University of Bristol on Tamm states for quantum information applicationsMatthew Parker 于 2019 年加入并任副编辑，拥有布里斯托大学（University of Bristol）博士学位，研究用于量子信息应用的 Tamm 态。
• Primary research is peer reviewed and includes received and accepted dates, while non-primary content such as Reviews and Perspectives may not include original research findings原创研究须经同行评审并标注收稿与接收日期，而综述与观点等非原创内容不得包含原创研究结果。