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Frontiers in Nanotechnology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2019

ISSN2673-3013eISSN2673-3013

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.787

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.928

Total Worksi

484

Total Citationsi

8,104

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Nanotechnology is a specialty section of the journal Frontiers in Materials. It publishes rigorously peer-reviewed open-access research on all aspects of nanotechnology, including its applications in materials science, chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, and engineering. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their latest findings and advance the field of nanotechnology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications484

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2018

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-3013 / 2673-3013

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

N/A

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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

2019

1.2k

2020

3.3k

2021

110

2.3k

2022

652

2023

1.2k

2024

103

845

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

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryNanoscience & Nanotechnology

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisRNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Nanotechnology

Is Frontiers in Nanotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Nanotechnology: 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 Frontiers in Nanotechnology?

Frontiers in Nanotechnology 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 6.78.

Is Frontiers in Nanotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Nanotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.