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NanoEthics

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2001

ISSN1871-4765

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

215

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 181d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.404

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.804

Total Worksi

487

Total Citationsi

8,814

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ethics; History & Philosophy Of Science; History and Philosophy of Science; Philosophy; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science; Management of Technology and Innovation; Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications487

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~49 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1871-4765

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

133

2019

304

2020

294

2021

210

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ3

Nanoscience and NanotechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsHistory & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)History and Philosophy of ScienceNanoscience and Nanotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNanotechnology research and applicationsNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsClimate Change Communication and PerceptionEthics and Social Impacts of AISpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeChemistry and Chemical EngineeringInnovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine SystemsGene Regulatory Network AnalysisCRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Frequently asked questions about NanoEthics

Is NanoEthics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for NanoEthics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of NanoEthics?

NanoEthics 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 1.92.

Is NanoEthics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

NanoEthics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.