Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

The journal’s purpose is to connect fundamental nanoscale science with technological applications. Its subject range includes nanoparticles, nanostructured materials, carbon-based materials, semiconductor nanostructures, thin films, surfaces, nanoelectronics, sensors, energy technologies, biomedical nanotechnology, and related areas of materials science and engineering.

That breadth reflects the interdisciplinary character of nanotechnology: a single study may combine chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, and microscopy. Articles generally address how nanoscale dimensions alter a material’s optical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, catalytic, or biological behavior. The journal’s scope therefore extends beyond the manufacture of small objects to the study of size-dependent phenomena and methods for controlling them. Its bibliographic record identifies the publication as a serial devoted to nanoscience and nanotechnology research, with print and electronic editions carrying distinct ISSN registrations.¹

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is published by American Scientific Publishers, an independent scholarly publisher whose portfolio includes journals in materials science, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and related disciplines. The journal was established in the early 2000s, when nanotechnology was becoming a distinct research and policy field rather than a specialized topic within conventional materials science.

As a peer-reviewed journal, it uses expert assessment to evaluate submitted research before publication. Peer review does not guarantee that every result is correct, but it is intended to examine a manuscript’s methodology, interpretation, originality, and relevance. The journal’s serial identity is recorded in library and scholarly metadata systems, allowing articles to be distinguished from similarly named publications and retrieved through catalogues and citation databases.¹²

The journal spans the full research chain from nanoscale synthesis to device or biological performance. Common subject groups include colloidal and chemical synthesis, lithography and deposition, electron and scanning-probe microscopy, spectroscopy, nanocomposites, nanostructured catalysts, nanoelectronic components, and nanoscale approaches to medicine and environmental technology.

Its interdisciplinary scope also makes characterization central. Claims about particle size, morphology, crystallinity, surface chemistry, or biological interaction often depend on several complementary techniques rather than one measurement. Studies may therefore combine transmission electron microscopy, atomic-force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, optical spectroscopy, electrochemical analysis, or surface-sensitive methods. Readers should distinguish the journal’s broad subject coverage from a single methodological identity: it is not limited to one material class, application, or instrument. Articles indexed in biomedical and life-science retrieval systems illustrate how nanoscale research can overlap with pharmacology, toxicology, imaging, and therapeutic delivery.³

A less visible feature of the journal is the way its remit follows the boundary between nanoscience and nanotechnology. Fundamental work on interfaces, defects, quantum confinement, or self-assembly can appear alongside applied work on sensors, coatings, batteries, or drug-delivery systems. This means that the journal’s significance is not measured only by highly publicized consumer applications; much of its subject matter concerns enabling materials, fabrication steps, and characterization standards that make later applications possible.

Another overlooked detail is bibliographic variation. The title is commonly abbreviated as J. Nanoscience Nanotechnology or JNN, while print and online records may use different ISSNs. Such distinctions matter when searching library catalogues, linking citations, or checking whether two records represent the same serial. Crossref and library metadata services provide complementary identification tools: Crossref emphasizes deposited article and publication metadata, while national library records preserve serial-level cataloguing information.¹²

The journal is most useful when readers evaluate both the nanoscale claim and the evidence supporting it. A reported particle diameter, for example, may refer to a microscopy measurement, a hydrodynamic diameter, or a crystallite-size estimate; these quantities are not interchangeable. Likewise, a material described as “biocompatible” may have been tested only in a limited model, under short exposure, or without a full toxicological assessment.

Researchers using the journal should verify the article’s version, publication year, identifiers, methods, and supplementary information, then compare important findings with independent literature. Database records can help locate cited works and establish a stable article identity, while the publisher’s journal page supplies publication-specific information about scope, submission, and access.² For systematic reviews, searches should include title variants, ISSNs, subject terms, and article-level identifiers rather than relying on the journal abbreviation alone.

Nanoscience

Study of phenomena, materials, and structures whose relevant behavior is governed by dimensions at the nanoscale.

Nanotechnology

Design, production, characterization, and application of structures or devices that exploit nanoscale properties.

Peer review

Evaluation of scholarly work by subject specialists before publication.

ISSN

International Standard Serial Number, an eight-digit identifier for a continuing publication; print and electronic editions can have different ISSNs.

Nanocomposite

A composite material containing a nanoscale phase or structure that changes its properties.