Nano Research (the Journal) is an international, open access, and interdisciplinary journal that focuses on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
The Journal accepts only submissions received through Manuscript Central; authors can track the status of their submissions through the same site. The Journal’s publisher, Tsinghua University Press is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), adhering to its principles and guidelines on transparency and trusted publishing. The Journal requires all submitted authors act under the guidance of COPE. Please review the Editorial Policies of the Journal before submitting a paper.
Below is a brief guideline for authors. Please contact the Editorial Office for more information.
New Manuscripts
Types of Manuscripts
Four types of manuscripts are considered:
Research Article: Full-length original articles that report comprehensive research developments, up to 15,000 words
Review: Review articles that inform readers of the latest research and advances in energy-related science, up to 15,000 words
Communications: Rapid communications that feature exciting research breakthroughs in the field, up to 8,000 words
Perspectives/Highlights: Invited submissions only, which comment on topical issues or express views on the developments in related fields
With the exception of the manuscript types listed above, Editorials are commissioned by the Editorial Board.
Preparing the Manuscript
Editorial Policies on Authorship and Contribution, Conflict of Interest, Plagiarism, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Tools, Overlapping Publications, Data Sharing and Reproducibility, and Peer-Review Policy should be referenced during manuscript preparation. The Journal assumes that all listed authors have agreed with the authorship, agreed with the contents, agreed with publishing in the Journal under an OA license, obtained consent from the related institute and subjects, retained the copyright, or obtained permissions from the copyright holder.
Language: The Journal accepts only manuscripts written in English. Please ensure that your manuscript is easy to read.
Format: Microsoft Word documents (.doc or .docx) are preferred. Although PDF format (.pdf) is acceptable for peer review, an editable Word document is required for copyediting.
Template: It is recommended that you use the Template for the Journal (see below) when preparing your manuscript; however, this is not a requirement of submission. The Journal endorses “Your-paper-Your-way”, which allows authors to focus more on the scientific quality of the manuscript as long as the mandatory content in the template appears in the correct order. However, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1.5 line spacing, continuous line numbers, and page numbers are strongly recommended to ensure your manuscript is readable for both reviewers and editors.
Anonymity: The Journal conducts a prepublication, single-blind peer review, by which the reviewer’s identity is not made visible to the author, the author’s identity is not made visible to the reviewer, and the reviewer and author identities are visible to the (decision-making) editor. Review is facilitated by the Journal, and the editors mediate all interactions between reviewers and authors.
