Journal profile · BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY-NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Journal of Nanobiotechnology
ISSN 1477-3155 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Founded 2003
Journal of Nanobiotechnology: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 14.99; fully open access; APC about USD 3,890; median 113 days to acceptance (179 articles, last 24 months); 890 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nanobiotechnology is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Extracellular vesicles in disease and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Nanobiotechnology is a peer-reviewed, open access journal communicating scientific and technological advances in the fields of medicine and biology, with an emphasis in their interface with nanoscale sciences. The journal provides biomedical scientists and the international biotechnology business community with the latest developments in the growing field of nanobiotechnology. The journal consists of the following sections: Nanomaterials in Biology, Medicine, Food, Environment and Agriculture Nanoparticles in Biology, Medicine, Food, Environment and Agriculture Nanosensors in Biology, Medicine, Food, Environment and Agriculture Nanomedicine: Diagnostics, Imaging, Therapy and Drug Development Micro- and Nanofluidics; Micro- & NanoElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS & NEMS) Nanotoxicology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY-NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Weibo CaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 41 in mainland China (about 32%); most named Mainland China 41, United States 35, Australia 9, Canada 8, Singapore 6 (129 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering19.9%
- Extracellular vesicles in diseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science9.8%
- Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Science6.4%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science4%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexMEDLINEINSPECEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 14.99LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 15Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 14.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,429OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 848LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 7,300,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,346 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,129 | 1,129 | 1,150 |
| 2025 | 890 | 890 | 12,696 |
| 2024 | 806 | 806 | 23,321 |
| 2023 | 503 | 503 | 22,470 |
| 2022 | 546 | 546 | 32,922 |
| 2021 | 459 | 459 | 30,220 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 156 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (179 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 179 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,210 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 3,190 / USD 3,890 / GBP 2,790 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,490 / USD 3,490 / EUR 2,890 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,790 / USD 3,890 / EUR 3,190 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- correspondenceFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology Review CorrespondenceLength not stated
- methodologyFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology Review CorrespondenceLength not stated
- researchFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology Review CorrespondenceLength not stated
- reviewFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Methodology Review CorrespondenceLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required; deposit in public repositories where appropriate. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal of Nanobiotechnology articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attrib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1477-3155
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nanobiotechnology
What CAS zone is Journal of Nanobiotechnology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nanobiotechnology is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Nanobiotechnology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 14.99; CiteScore 20.2, h-index 174.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nanobiotechnology?
Based on the dates recorded on 179 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 79–156 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Nanobiotechnology based?
Of the 129 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 41 (about 32%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (41), United States (35) and Australia (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Nanobiotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nanobiotechnology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, MEDLINE, INSPEC, Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Nanobiotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nanobiotechnology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,890.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .