Nanotoxicology

Nanotoxicology is published by Informa Healthcare and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications and Air Quality and Health Impacts, together about 52.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Nanotoxicology invites contributions addressing research relating to the potential for human and environmental exposure, hazard and risk associated with the use and development of nano-structured materials. In this context, the term nano-structured materials has a broad definition, including ‘materials with at least one dimension in the nanometer size range’. These nanomaterials range from nanoparticles and nanomedicines, to nano-surfaces of larger materials and composite materials. The range of nanomaterials in use and under development is extremely diverse, so this journal includes a range of materials generated for purposeful delivery into the body (food, medicines, diagnostics and prosthetics), to consumer products (e.g. paints, cosmetics, electronics and clothing), and particles designed for environmental applications (e.g. remediation). It is the nano-size range if these materials which unifies them and defines the scope of Nanotoxicology . While the term ‘toxicology’ indicates risk, the journal Nanotoxicology also aims to encompass studies that enhance safety during the production, use and disposal of nanomaterials. Well-controlled studies demonstrating a lack of exposure, hazard or risk associated with nanomaterials, or studies aiming to improve biocompatibility are welcomed and encouraged, as such studies will lead to an advancement of nanotechnology. Furthermore, many nanoparticles are developed with the intention to improve human health (e.g. antimicrobial agents), and again, such articles are encouraged. In order to promote quality, Nanotoxicology will prioritise publications that have demonstrated characterisation of the nanomaterials investigated.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Toxicology

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

3.59LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

6.1LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.69LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.74LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

72LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

129OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,125OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

5.53OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

2.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

17.54%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

32LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 3.5 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly hardLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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Publisher

Informa Healthcare

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

2007

ISSN

1743-5390

Electronic ISSN

1743-5404

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗LetPub