Journal Statistics

It is well known that nanotechnology is an exceedingly multidisciplinary field, attracting researchers from physics to chemistry, computer science to biology, and many disciplines in between [1,2]. Given the diversity of topics covered in the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, one set of statistics or bibliometrics will not suffice for the evaluation of such a journal, as it is well known that specific disciplines have vastly different citation patterns [3-5].

Bibliometrics can be used as indicators of general interest and trends, but of course they do not replace your own critical evaluation of an article. In order to help improve how the quality of research is evaluated, we became signatories to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) [6].

Various bibliometrics for the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology are presented below without emphasis on any particular metric. Definitions of some of the most widely used journal bibliometrics can be found in Wikipedia [7]. Please use the combination of these statistics together with your evaluation of our most recent articles to decide if the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology is an appropriate journal to publish your research. Thank you for considering our non-profit diamond open access journal for your nanotechnology publication.

Frequency Distribution of Citations

The following analysis is based on the method for calculating the frequency distribution of citations for a given journal, as described in detail in Reference [8]. The corresponding data were collected using the version of Web of Science available with our license, and the analysis was followed exactly as described in the referenced article.

Frequency Distribution of Citations BJNANO

Figure 1: Frequency distribution of citations in 2022 for articles published in 2020 and 2021.

h5-Index from Google Scholar Metrics

The h-index of a journal is the number of articles, h, in that journal that were cited at least h times each. The h5-index of a publication is the h-index of the articles for those that were published in the last five complete calendar years. The h5-index values for the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology for the last five years are shown below, and details on the most recent h5-index information can be found on the Google Scholar Metrics website [9].

Table 1: 2018–2022 h5-index based on Google Scholar Metrics.

year h5-index
2018 45
2019 40
2020 35
2021 39
2022 40

Journal Impact Factor and Quartile Rankings (Clarivate)

Although it is the most commonly used metric to measure the impact of a journal on a discipline, and therefore of importance for authors, the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) alone is not sufficient to judge the quality of a journal. Moreover, it provides some information about the citation rate and distribution of a journal, but it has no direct significance for an individual article in the given journal. Please note that this bibliometric information is from Clarivate (a commercial entity), and the use of the JIF has been highly debated both in the publishing industry and research community [10-12].

The JIF for a given year is the ratio of the number of citations in that year to articles published in the past two calendar years, divided by the total number of publications published in the past two calendar years. For example, JIF 2022 = (no. of citations in 2022 to articles published in 2020 and 2021) ∕ (no. of articles published in 2020 and 2021).

The bar graph below shows the progression of the JIF for the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology for the last 10 years. The 2022 JIF is 3.1 [13].

Journal Impact Factor, BJNANO

Figure 2: 2013–2022 JIF as provided by Clarivate.   

Additional information obtained from the Web of Science database:

5-Year JIF (2022): 3.0

Total citations (as of July 11, 2023): 40,714

Additional information from the InCitesTM Journal Citation Reports 2023 [13]:

Total citations 2022: 5,900

SCImago Journal & Country Rank (Scopus® Metrics)

Without a subscription, the data contained in the proprietary Elsevier B.V. database Scopus® cannot be accessed. Alternatively, the SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a publicly available portal that includes information on the journals that are included in the Scopus® database [14]. This information for the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology is freely available on the SCImago Journal & Country Rank website [15].

2022 h-index as calculated by Scopus®: 75

The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator normalizes the citations based on the subject field. It is also based on Scopus® data and attempts to normalize for "journal prestige". The SJR data presented below is the weighted average number of citations in the given year for articles published over the past three calendar years (in contrast to the past two years as for the JIF).

Table 2: 2013–2022 SJR based on Scopus® metrics.

year SJR
2013 1.268
2014 1.163
2015 1.001
2016 1.138
2017 1.119
2018 0.769
2019 0.663
2020 0.721
2021 0.664
2022 0.570

Other Statistics

The following graph gives the total number of submissions to and publications in the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology for the last 10 years.

Number of submissions/publications, BJNANO

Figure 3: Total number of submissions to (blue) and publications in (red) the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 2013–2022.

The following statistics were prepared according to the instructions given by cOAlition S in the Plan S Price and Service Transparency Frameworks [16]. Please note that because we do not charge anyone any fees for publishing open access articles with our diamond open access model, the reporting sections on price statistics are not explicitly listed here and all fields are 0.

The following statistics are for the reporting period Jan 1–Dec 31, 2022.

Acceptance rate: 35.17%

Desk rejection rate: 61.15%

Median number of reviews: 2.7

For other statistics related to median time to decision, peer review and acceptance, please see our Editorial Policy and Workflow page. For full transparency, all our data on services and fees submitted to the Plan S Journal Comparison Service is available for download.

References

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