Small Science

Small Science is a gold open access journal published by Wiley-VCH that covers micro- and nanoscale research, launched in 2021 as a monthly title with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.0《Small Science》是（Wiley-VCH）出版的金色开放获取期刊，覆盖微米与纳米尺度研究，2021 年创刊并按月出版，2025 年影响因子为 7.0。

Scope

• The journal reports the most influential research in nanoscience and nanotechnology期刊报道纳米科学与纳米技术领域最具影响力的研究。
• It focuses on high-quality and meaningful interdisciplinary original research work期刊侧重高质量且具实质意义的跨学科原创研究。
• Key review articles on related topics are also published同时发表相关主题的重要综述文章。
• Its coverage spans the design, characterization and mechanisms of micro- and nanoscale structures and systems收录范围涵盖微纳米尺度结构与系统的设计、表征与机理。
• Technologies and applications in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, environmental science and life sciences are included收录其在物理、化学、材料科学、工程、环境科学与生命科学中的技术与应用。
• Topics range from energy generation and storage and catalysis to biomedical engineering, photonics, interface science and electronic devices主题从能源产生与储存、催化延伸到生物医学工程、光子学、界面科学与电子器件。

History

• The journal was established in 2021 by Wiley-VCH as a monthly open access title in the field of micro- and nanotechnology该刊 2021 年由（Wiley-VCH）创办，为微米与纳米技术领域的月刊开放获取期刊。
• Its first volume published 12 issues and a total of 86 manuscripts, which the editors described as a splendid start其首卷出版 12 期、共 86 篇稿件，编辑称其为良好的开局。
• The journal is part of the Small family of titles published by Wiley-VCH and is closely related to the journal Small该刊是（Wiley-VCH）旗下「Small」期刊族的成员，与《Small》关系密切。
• It is published under the single electronic ISSN 2688-4046, with about 99.85 percent of its output published as gold open access该刊仅有电子 ISSN 2688-4046，约 99.85 百分比的内容以金色开放获取发表。
• It is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index in materials science and nanoscience该刊被（Emerging Sources Citation Index）的材料科学与纳米科学类别收录。
• Its Journal Impact Factor moved from 8.3 in 2024 to 7.0 in 2025其影响因子由 2024 年的 8.3 变为 2025 年的 7.0。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Ekaterina Perets主编为（Ekaterina Perets）。
• An Executive Advisory Board is complemented by a topically and geographically diverse International Advisory Board期刊设执行顾问委员会，并配有主题与地域分布广泛的国际顾问委员会。
• International Advisory Board members include Jong-Beom Baek of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and Megan Butala of the University of Florida国际顾问委员会成员包括（Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology）的（Jong-Beom Baek）与（University of Florida）的（Megan Butala）。
• Further advisory members include Chunying Chen of the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology in China, Antonio Facchetti of Northwestern University and Damien Faivre其他顾问包括中国国家纳米科学中心的（Chunying Chen）、（Northwestern University）的（Antonio Facchetti）与（Damien Faivre）。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and the journal publishes both original research and review articles稿件经同行评审，期刊同时发表原创研究与综述文章。