Advanced Quantum Technologies — Journal Profile

A peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal from Wiley-VCH covering theoretical and experimental research across quantum science, quantum materials, and quantum technologies.

Overview

Advanced Quantum Technologies (abbreviated QUTE; ISO 4 Adv. Quantum Technol.) is an international, peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH of Weinheim, Germany, as part of Wiley's Advanced Portfolio of journals. The journal provides a dedicated venue for physicists, engineers, mathematicians, and materials scientists in academia and industry to share fundamental and applied research in quantum science — spanning areas such as quantum optics, quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum metrology, quantum sensing, and quantum simulation.

According to Wiley's own journal page, the title publishes theoretical and experimental research across the diverse fields of quantum science, quantum materials, and quantum technologies. The online ISSN is 2511-9044, and the journal is published in English. Metric and indexing figures in this profile are attributed to the named sources; they are snapshots, not independently verified facts.

History and position in the Advanced Portfolio

Advanced Quantum Technologies was launched in 2018, entering a publishing landscape in which quantum research was rapidly transitioning from laboratory physics toward engineered systems. In an editorial published around the journal's third year, the editors observed that since the launch they had witnessed very promising research initiatives and activities across quantum science, quantum materials, and quantum technologies — a period marked by rapid progress in quantum computing hardware, quantum communication demonstrations, and quantum-enhanced sensing.

The journal is part of Wiley's Advanced Portfolio, a family of journals that includes long-established titles such as Advanced Materials (launched 1989) alongside open-access flagships such as Advanced Science (2014) and sister titles including Advanced Electronic Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Intelligent Systems, Advanced NanoBiomed Research, and Advanced Optical Materials. The portfolio's model, as described by Wiley, brings together well-established and emerging researchers to maximize the reach of their discoveries.

Early community-building activities included a special issue edited by Editorial Advisor Rainer Blatt — Advancing Quantum Technologies – Chances and Challenges (November 2020) — exploring how to master quantum phenomena for communication, metrology, sensing, simulation, and computation purposes, accompanied by webinars and virtual symposia featuring contributors from across the quantum community.

Publisher and publication details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley-VCH GmbH, Weinheim (© Wiley-VCH GmbH, Weinheim, per the journal's Wiley Online Library page)
• Online ISSN: 2511-9044 (also listed without hyphen as 25119044 in directory records)
• DOI prefix: 10.1002/qute (verified from published editorial DOI 10.1002/qute.202000147)
• Frequency: Monthly, 12 issues per year (per bibliographic listings; attributed)
• Language: English
• Launch year: 2018
• Access model: Hybrid — subscription journal with open-access options under Wiley's Open Choice program (per Wiley's journal offering; current article publication charges should be verified on the live journal page, as APCs are not publicly disclosed in a fixed schedule)

Editorial team

Per Wiley's journal page, the current editorial leadership is:

• Editor-in-Chief: Stefan Hildebrandt
• Deputy Editors: Chiara Giuri, Duoduo Liang, Christiana Varnava
• Editorial Advisor: Rainer Blatt (trapped-ion quantum computing pioneer; edited the journal's 2020 Chances and Challenges special issue)

Readers should verify the current masthead on the live journal page, as editorial teams rotate. Not publicly disclosed in the sources consulted: the full editorial advisory board roster and acceptance procedures beyond the figures reported by the publisher.

Aims and scope

Wiley-VCH describes Advanced Quantum Technologies as an international, interdisciplinary journal for peer-reviewed, high-quality, high-impact theoretical and experimental research in basic and application-related quantum domains. The stated scope covers:

• Quantum-based communication, computation, control, engineering, information, metrology, optics, sensing, and simulation
• Related areas including nanophotonics, quasiparticle excitations, topological materials, superconductors, micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), and ultracold atoms
• Quantum materials research and quantum-enabled devices and systems
• Both fundamental science and application-driven engineering contributions

The journal explicitly positions itself as a meeting ground for physicists, engineers, mathematicians, and materials scientists — a deliberately interdisciplinary remit that reflects how quantum technologies span device physics, algorithms, materials, and engineering integration.

Article types and peer review

The journal publishes research articles and review articles across its quantum remit, alongside special-issue collections on topical themes (for example, the 2020 special issue on chances and challenges in quantum technology). Wiley-reported journal statistics (displayed on the journal's Wiley Online Library page) include:

• Median submission to first decision: 8 days
• Acceptance rate: 32%

These are publisher-reported figures, attributed to Wiley; independent verification was not possible. Detailed peer-review workflow specifics (blinding model, number of referees) were not publicly disclosed in the sources consulted. Manuscripts are evaluated by the professional editorial team, with contributions expected to meet the Advanced Portfolio's standards of quality and significance.

Abstracting and indexing

Per directory listings (attributed), the journal is indexed in:

• Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
• Scopus — coverage 2018–2026 per directory snapshot (attributed)
• UGC CARE listing (India)

Citation metrics (attributed snapshots)

The following figures are reported by the named aggregators and are explicitly attributed, not independently verified:

• Journal Impact Factor: 4.3 (per Wiley's journal page)
• CiteScore: 5.6 (per Wiley's journal page); directory snapshot 6.0 (attributed)
• SJR: ~0.82–1.22 (directory snapshots disagree by vintage; attributed)
• H-index: ~43–52 (directory snapshots; attributed)
• Quartiles: Q1 in Computational Theory and Mathematics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mathematical Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (directory snapshots; attributed)
• SNIP: ~1.0 (attributed)
• Researcher.life reported 357 articles published in 2025 (attributed)

Current-year Clarivate Journal Impact Factor figures should always be checked against the live Journal Citation Reports or the journal's own page.

Research threads and representative coverage

As a cross-cutting quantum title, the journal's content clusters around several persistent research threads: quantum computing architectures and algorithms; quantum communication protocols and hardware (including satellite-based quantum links reported in the broader quantum literature); quantum metrology and sensing (for example, diamond-based quantum sensors applied to industrial monitoring tasks); quantum optics and nanophotonics; and quantum simulation in optical and solid-state systems. Webinars and virtual events organized around the journal have featured authors working on quantum simulation in optical systems and quantum spin optomechanics, reflecting the title's embrace of both theory and experiment.

Why authors choose the journal

Authors considering Advanced Quantum Technologies typically weigh: the interdisciplinary reach of the Advanced Portfolio; the journal's positioning at the intersection of physics, engineering, mathematics, and materials science; rapid editorial handling as reported by the publisher (8-day median to first decision); and visibility through Wiley's distribution and indexing in SCIE and Scopus. Prospective authors should confirm the current access model, article publication charges, and review timelines on the live journal page before submitting.

For readers and librarians

Readers can access content through the journal's Wiley Online Library presence. Librarians evaluating the title will find it indexed in the major citation databases, with a hybrid access model. The journal is distinct from similarly named quantum titles; the DOI prefix 10.1002/qute and ISSN 2511-9044 uniquely identify it in citation and subscription records.

Frequently asked questions

What is Advanced Quantum Technologies?

It is a peer-reviewed journal from Wiley-VCH (online ISSN 2511-9044) publishing theoretical and experimental research across quantum science, quantum materials, and quantum technologies. It was launched in 2018 and is part of Wiley's Advanced Portfolio.

What does QUTE stand for?

QUTE is the journal's short name, used in its DOI prefix (10.1002/qute) and editorial communications.

Is Advanced Quantum Technologies open access?

The journal operates a hybrid model — subscription access with open-access options via Wiley's Open Choice program, per Wiley's offering. Confirm current APCs on the live journal page, as schedules change.

Who is the editor-in-chief?

Per Wiley's journal page, the Editor-in-Chief is Stefan Hildebrandt, with deputy editors Chiara Giuri, Duoduo Liang, and Christiana Varnava. Verify the current masthead on the live page.

What is the journal's impact factor?

Wiley's journal page displayed a Journal Impact Factor of 4.3 and a CiteScore of 5.6. Always verify current-year metrics against live sources.

What subjects does it cover?

Quantum communication, computation, control, engineering, information, metrology, optics, sensing, and simulation, plus nanophotonics, topological materials, superconductors, MEMS/NEMS, and ultracold atoms, among others.

Research threads in depth

Quantum computing and algorithms

Quantum computing is among the journal's most prominent themes. Contributions span hardware platforms — superconducting circuits, trapped ions, photonic processors, neutral-atom arrays, and spin qubits in semiconductors — as well as the algorithmic layer: variational quantum algorithms, quantum error correction and fault tolerance, quantum machine learning, and quantum simulation of chemical and physical systems. The journal's interdisciplinary remit makes it a natural home for work that couples device physics with algorithm design, such as hardware-aware compilation, noise characterization and mitigation, and benchmarking of near-term quantum processors.

Quantum communication and cryptography

Quantum communication research in the journal addresses the generation, distribution, and detection of quantum states over fiber and free-space links, including satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) — a topic of intense international investment. Papers cover entanglement sources, quantum repeaters and memories, device-independent protocols, and the integration of quantum channels with classical network infrastructure. The emphasis is both fundamental (security proofs, novel protocols) and applied (field demonstrations, component engineering).

Quantum sensing and metrology

Quantum-enhanced sensing exploits superposition and entanglement to surpass classical measurement limits. The journal covers nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond for magnetometry and thermometry — including industrial applications such as battery monitoring reported in the wider quantum literature — atomic clocks and interferometers for timekeeping and inertial sensing, and quantum imaging techniques. Both the physics of sensor platforms and their translation into deployable instruments fall within scope.

Quantum optics and nanophotonics

Photonic platforms are central to many quantum technologies, and the journal publishes work on integrated quantum photonics, single-photon sources and detectors, cavity quantum electrodynamics, and nanophotonic structures that control light at the quantum level. Related areas explicitly listed in the journal's scope include quasiparticle excitations and ultracold atoms, connecting atomic-physics precision with engineered photonic systems.

Quantum materials

Materials advances underpin nearly every quantum technology. The journal welcomes research on topological materials, superconductors, two-dimensional materials, and micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) as quantum substrates. Studies of decoherence mechanisms, materials-driven qubit performance, and novel quantum phases of matter round out this thread.

Editorial policies and publishing standards

As part of Wiley's Advanced Portfolio, the journal adheres to Wiley's publishing ethics framework, including policies on authorship, plagiarism screening, data availability, and conflicts of interest. Authors are generally expected to make underlying data available and to disclose competing interests. The journal's peer-review evaluation is performed by professional in-house editors with domain expertise, consistent with the Advanced family's editorial model. Exact current policies — including the review blinding model, data-sharing mandates, and preprint compatibility — should be confirmed in the journal's current author guidelines, as policies evolve.

Author guidance: preparing a submission

Prospective authors should frame their work for an interdisciplinary readership: a quantum-optics result should be intelligible to an engineer, and a device paper should explain its physics significance. Manuscripts should clearly state the advance over the state of the art, situate results within both fundamental and applied contexts, and follow the journal's formatting and reference requirements. Because the journal is hybrid, authors can choose subscription or open-access publication under Wiley's Open Choice program; the current article publication charge and any available waivers or institutional agreements should be checked on the live journal page. Special issues and virtual collections offer additional visibility for topical work — authors with a theme proposal may contact the editorial office.

Readership, libraries, and discovery

The journal's readership spans academic physics, electrical engineering, computer science, and materials departments, as well as industrial R&D in quantum hardware, communications, and sensing. For librarians, the title is indexed in SCIE and Scopus with a hybrid access model; the DOI prefix 10.1002/qute and ISSN 2511-9044 identify it unambiguously in holdings and link-resolver records. Content is discoverable through Wiley Online Library, major discovery indexes, and the journal's presence in library knowledge bases.

Key milestones

• 2018: Journal launched as part of Wiley's Advanced Portfolio, entering the quantum publishing landscape alongside the rapid growth of quantum hardware and algorithms research.
• 2020: Special issue Advancing Quantum Technologies – Chances and Challenges, edited by Editorial Advisor Rainer Blatt, with accompanying webinars and a virtual mini-symposium on the quantum future.
• 2021: Community engagement expanded with quantum-science webinars targeting international audiences, including sessions on quantum simulation in optical systems and quantum spin optomechanics.
• Ongoing: Continued coverage of the quantum field's maturation — from laboratory demonstrations toward engineered quantum systems — with indexing in SCIE and Scopus and Wiley-reported metrics (CiteScore 5.6, JIF 4.3, attributed).

Understanding the journal's metrics

Journal metrics measure different things and should not be confused. The Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate) counts citations in one year to articles published in the previous two years; the CiteScore (Scopus) uses a four-year window; the SJR weights citations by the prestige of the citing journal; and the h-index reflects cumulative output and citation depth. For Advanced Quantum Technologies, Wiley's page displayed a JIF of 4.3 and CiteScore of 5.6, while directory snapshots show SJR around 0.82–1.22 and h-index around 43–52 (all attributed, vintage-dependent). Authors should treat any single number cautiously and check current values in their live sources.

Related journals and alternatives

Researchers in quantum science may also consider: Quantum (diamond open access, community-run); PRX Quantum (American Physical Society); npj Quantum Information (Springer Nature); Quantum Science and Technology (IOP Publishing); and Advanced Quantum Technologies' own portfolio siblings for more specialized work. The choice depends on scope fit, access model, speed, and audience — this profile's journal suits interdisciplinary quantum research aiming at physicists, engineers, mathematicians, and materials scientists together.

More frequently asked questions

What is the journal's DOI prefix?

10.1002/qute — visible in article DOIs such as 10.1002/qute.202000147 (verified from a published editorial).

How often is it published?

Monthly — 12 issues per year, per bibliographic listings (attributed).

What is the acceptance rate?

Wiley's journal page displayed 32% (attributed, publisher-reported).

How fast is the review process?

Wiley reported a median of 8 days from submission to first decision (attributed).

Can I submit interdisciplinary work?

Yes — interdisciplinarity is the journal's defining remit, spanning physics, engineering, mathematics, and materials science.

The quantum landscape the journal serves

Advanced Quantum Technologies publishes into one of the most dynamic research environments in contemporary science. National quantum initiatives across North America, Europe, and Asia are investing billions in quantum computing, communication, and sensing; startups and established technology companies alike are racing to demonstrate quantum advantage; and the field's center of gravity is shifting from proof-of-principle experiments toward engineered, deployable systems. A journal that speaks simultaneously to physicists, engineers, mathematicians, and materials scientists is well matched to this moment: the hardest problems in quantum technology — error correction at scale, quantum-classical interfaces, manufacturable qubit platforms, secure quantum networks — are inherently interdisciplinary. The journal's hybrid access model and the Advanced Portfolio's distribution give its content reach into both academic and industrial R&D communities, while its special-issue and webinar programming keeps it connected to the research frontier as the field evolves.

Is the journal peer reviewed?

Yes — it is a peer-reviewed journal with professional in-house editors; Wiley reported a median 8-day submission-to-first-decision (attributed).

What language does it publish in?

English.

What is the journal's scope in one sentence?

Theoretical and experimental research across quantum science, quantum materials, and quantum technologies — from quantum optics and computing to sensing, communication, and simulation.

How to cite and find articles

Articles are cited by author, year, title, Advanced Quantum Technologies (Adv. Quantum Technol.), volume, and DOI under the 10.1002/qute prefix. Content is discoverable through Wiley Online Library's search and browse interfaces, major discovery indexes (Web of Science, Scopus), and library link resolvers keyed to ISSN 2511-9044. The journal's special issues and virtual collections provide curated entry points for readers new to the title.

Where can I read the journal?

On Wiley Online Library at the journal's page for ISSN 2511-9044; institutional subscribers and open-access articles are available according to the hybrid model.

Verification notes

Core identity facts (publisher, ISSN, launch year, scope statement, editorial leadership, DOI prefix) were verified against Wiley's own journal pages (Wiley Online Library and Wiley-VCH). Frequency, metric snapshots, and indexing details are attributed to the named bibliographic directories. Not publicly disclosed: full advisory board roster, peer-review blinding specifics, and current APC schedules. No outreach was performed; this profile is for informational purposes.