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Journal of Nanobiotechnology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1930

ISSN1477-3155eISSN1477-3155

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.517

H-Indexi

164

SNIPi

1.596

Total Worksi

4,628

Total Citationsi

195,666

2yr Mean Citednessi

11.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Bioengineering; Biomedical Engineering; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Medicine; Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Pharmaceutical Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1930

Annual Volume~ 733 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,628

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSBritish Library; National Library of the Netherlands; Library of CongressPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1477-3155 / 1477-3155

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, British Library; National Library of the Netherlands; Library of Congress, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

126

8.6k

2019

178

14k

2020

459

30k

2021

546

32k

2022

503

22k

2023

806

22k

2024

890

11k

2025

771

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ1

BioengineeringQ1

Biomedical EngineeringQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular MedicineQ1

Nanoscience and NanotechnologyQ1

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyNanoscience & Nanotechnology

Scopus Categories

BioengineeringBiomedical EngineeringNanoscience and NanotechnologyPharmaceutical ScienceApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsExtracellular vesicles in diseaseNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsImmune cells in cancerWound Healing and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Is Journal of Nanobiotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Nanobiotechnology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Nanobiotechnology?

Journal of Nanobiotechnology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 11.09.

Is Journal of Nanobiotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Nanobiotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.