Micromachines published its inaugural issue in 2010; it has experienced a tremendous growth in both the quantity and quality of its scientific papers. Micromachines is a peerreviewed open access journal on all aspects of micro/nano-scaled structures, materials, devices, and systems, as well as related micro- and nanotechnology from fundamental research to applications. Despites the growth in volume, the journal has achieved a steady growth of its impact factor. The current impact factor of 2.523 is a testament to the quality of the journal and its potential. Micromachines actively engages the scientific community by sponsoring scientific conference and recognizing the contribution of authors and reviewers with the “Best Paper Award”, the “Outstanding Reviewer Awards”, and the “Young Investigator Award”.