Nature Nanotechnology
Encyclopedia
Nature Nanotechnology is a monthly, peer-reviewed
, scientific journal
, which is published by Nature Publishing Group
. It was established in October 2006. The editor in chief
is Peter Rodgers, a full-time professional editor who is employed by Nature Publishing Group
. The impact factor
for Nature Nanotechnology in 2010 was 30.306, according to the Journal Citation Reports
.
. Research coverage includes design, characterization, creation, and assembly of materials at scales required by the particular research endeavor, as well as designing devices and systems which control materials or phenomena. Such devices and systems are built at scales which range from the atomic to the macromolecular.
Hence, coverage also encompasses fundamental research in physics
, chemistry
, and biology
, including computation, and simulation. Also published are development of new devices and technologies applicable to information technology
, medicine
, manufacturing
, and other sectors. Other devices and technologies are related to materials that are high performance or organic, inorganic, and hybrid. Finally, other devices and developments relate to energy
and environmental
technologies.
articles, review articles, news, views, commentaries, book reviews, correspondence, and notable research highlights derived from other journals. Finally, broader concerns affecting nanotechnology
such as funding, commercialization, ethical and social issues, etc. are also published.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
, scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
, which is published by Nature Publishing Group
Nature Publishing Group
Nature Publishing Group is an international publishing company that publishes academic journals, online databases, and services across the life, physical, chemical and applied sciences and clinical medicine...
. It was established in October 2006. The editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
is Peter Rodgers, a full-time professional editor who is employed by Nature Publishing Group
Nature Publishing Group
Nature Publishing Group is an international publishing company that publishes academic journals, online databases, and services across the life, physical, chemical and applied sciences and clinical medicine...
. The impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
for Nature Nanotechnology in 2010 was 30.306, according to the Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
.
Scope
Nature Nanotechnology is focused on all topics regarding nanoscience and nanotechnologyNanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
. Research coverage includes design, characterization, creation, and assembly of materials at scales required by the particular research endeavor, as well as designing devices and systems which control materials or phenomena. Such devices and systems are built at scales which range from the atomic to the macromolecular.
Hence, coverage also encompasses fundamental research in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, and biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, including computation, and simulation. Also published are development of new devices and technologies applicable to information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
, and other sectors. Other devices and technologies are related to materials that are high performance or organic, inorganic, and hybrid. Finally, other devices and developments relate to energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
and environmental
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
technologies.
Authors and readers
The journal's contributors and readers are chemists, physicists, materials scientists, biomedical researchers, engineers, and others engaged in multidisciplinary research. Available publishing formats are primary researchPrimary research
Primary research consists in research to collect original primary data. It is often undertaken after the researcher has gained some insight into the issue by collecting secondary data...
articles, review articles, news, views, commentaries, book reviews, correspondence, and notable research highlights derived from other journals. Finally, broader concerns affecting nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
such as funding, commercialization, ethical and social issues, etc. are also published.
Abstracting and indexing
Nature Nanotechnology is indexed in the following databases:- Chemical Abstracts ServiceChemical Abstracts ServiceChemical Abstracts is a periodical index that provides summaries and indexes of disclosures in recently published scientific documents. Approximately 8,000 journals, technical reports, dissertations, conference proceedings, and new books, in any of 50 languages, are monitored yearly, as are patent...
- CASSICassiThe Cassi are one of five tribes encountered by Julius Caesar during his second expedition to Britain in 55 BC when he crossed the Thames at Kew, and who became his allies after the Trinovantes joined him... - Science Citation IndexScience Citation IndexThe Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
- Current ContentsCurrent ContentsCurrent Contents is a rapid alerting service database from the Institute for Scientific Information, now part of Thomson Reuters, that is published online and in several different printed subject sections.-History:...
/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences - Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology
- NCBI databaseNational Center for Biotechnology InformationThe National Center for Biotechnology Information is part of the United States National Library of Medicine , a branch of the National Institutes of Health. The NCBI is located in Bethesda, Maryland and was founded in 1988 through legislation sponsored by Senator Claude Pepper...
- Index MedicusIndex medicusIndex Medicus is a comprehensive index of medical scientific journal articles, published since 1879. It was initiated by John Shaw Billings, head of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army...
- MEDLINEMEDLINEMEDLINE is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care...
- PubMedPubMedPubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system...
See also
- Nature PhotonicsNature PhotonicsNature Photonics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group. The journal covers research related to optoelectronics, laser science, imaging, communications, and other aspects of photonics and was established in January 2007...
- International conference on Physics of Light-Matter Coupling in NanostructuresInternational conference on Physics of Light-Matter Coupling in NanostructuresThe International Conference on Physics of Light–Matter Coupling in Nanostructures is a yearly academic conference on various topics of semiconductor science and nanophotonics.- Topic :...
- International Journal of NanoscienceInternational Journal of NanoscienceThe International Journal of Nanoscience is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed scientific journal published by World Scientific. It covers research in nanometer scale science and technology, with articles ranging from the "basic science of nanoscale physics and chemistry to applications in...
- Journal of Nanoparticle ResearchJournal of Nanoparticle ResearchThe Journal of Nanoparticle Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. It focuses mainly on physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and processes in structures of sizes comparable to a few nanometers...
- Nano LettersNano LettersNano Letters is a monthly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal, published by the American Chemical Society. It was first published in January 2001. The two Co-Editors-in-Chief are A. Paul Alivisatos and Charles M. Lieber...
- NANO (journal)NANO (Journal)NANO is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal published by World Scientific, covering recent developments and discussions in the field of nanoscience and technology. The journal was established in 2006 with six issues annually...