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Discover Nano

Springer · Germany · Est. 1987

ISSN2731-9229eISSN2731-9229

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.703

H-Index

CiteScore

2.9

Total Works

733

Total Citations

6,138

2yr Mean Citedness

6.50

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Aims & Scope

Discover Nano is an open access journal publishing research from across all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Covers nanoscale research in physics, materials science, biology, chemistry, engineering. A journal in Springer Nature’s Discover Series: Rigorous, representative and wide-reaching.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 205 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications733

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 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

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-9229 / 2731-9229

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC, 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

Times cited

2000

2004

2011

2013

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryNanoscience & NanotechnologyPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials