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Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Switzerland · Est. 2004

ISSN2190-5517

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2018-04-30). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is not open access. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.425

H-Indexi

110

SNIPi

0.703

Total Worksi

2,975

Total Citationsi

72,277

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Applied Nanoscience is a hybrid journal focused on the advanced study and application of nanotechnologies across diverse fields. Publishes original and review articles on state-of-the-art nanoscience. Explores applications in water science, advanced materials, energy, electronics, environmental science, and medicine. Addresses areas like synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, quantum structures, nanodevices, and computational models of nanostructures

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 128 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,975

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer-review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2190-5517

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer-review

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

301

7.1k

2019

383

9.3k

2020

493

9.2k

2021

471

5.5k

2022

235

1.9k

2023

283

2024

160

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

BiotechnologyQ3

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3

Cell BiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Cell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Frequently asked questions about Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)

Is Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) a predatory journal?

Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is not open access" (2018-04-30). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)?

Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.425.

Is Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) is indexed in Scopus.