1. Responsible Use of Metrics
Letters in Applied NanoBioScience supports the responsible, transparent, and contextual use of journal-level metrics.
Bibliometric indicators may provide useful information about citation activity and journal visibility, but they must not be interpreted as direct measures of the scientific quality, methodological rigor, integrity, or importance of individual articles or authors.
The journal does not use any single journal-level metric as the sole indicator of scholarly quality and does not make editorial decisions on the basis of citation-based indicators.
2. Verified Journal Metrics
Letters in Applied NanoBioScience is indexed in Scopus.
The journal reports citation-based metrics only where they are obtained from recognized sources and can be independently verified.
2025 CiteScore: 1.7
Source: Scopus
CiteScore is a journal-level citation metric calculated by Scopus using citations received by documents published within the applicable four-year calculation window.
Metrics are reported together with the relevant year because journal-level indicators may change from one reporting period to another.
3. Unofficial and Misleading Metrics
Letters in Applied NanoBioScience does not display or promote:
- unofficial or unverified “impact factors”;
- fabricated or misleading journal metrics;
- rankings presented without a clearly identifiable source or methodology;
- third-party indicators whose calculation or provenance cannot be adequately verified;
- metrics presented in a manner that falsely implies inclusion in an indexing, evaluation, or citation database.
The journal does not describe a third-party citation indicator as a Journal Impact Factor unless it is formally assigned through the applicable Clarivate Journal Citation Reports system.
4. Interpretation of Journal Metrics
Journal-level citation indicators provide contextual information about a journal and must not be interpreted as evidence that:
- every article published in the journal has the same level of influence or quality;
- citation frequency establishes scientific validity;
- journal ranking establishes the reliability of individual studies;
- citation metrics replace peer review, research-integrity assessment, or scientific evaluation.
The scientific value of individual articles should be assessed primarily on the basis of their content, methodology, transparency, and evidence rather than journal-level citation indicators.
5. Updating of Metrics
Journal metrics are reviewed periodically and updated when new verified information becomes available from the relevant authoritative source.
Historical metric values may be retained when clearly identified by year.
If a displayed value is found to be inaccurate, outdated, or incorrectly attributed, the journal will correct the information.
Letters in Applied NanoBioScience does not publish projected or estimated future citation metrics as if they were finalized official values.
6. Relationship with Indexing and Abstracting
Journal metrics, indexing, abstracting, DOI registration, metadata dissemination, discovery services, repository availability, operational backup, and long-term digital preservation are distinct functions.
Information regarding the journal’s confirmed inclusion in indexing and abstracting services is provided separately on the Indexing and Abstracting page.