Nanoscale technologies are surrounded by both hype and fear. Optimists suggest they are desperately needed to solve problems of terrorism, global warming, clean water, land degradation and public health. Pessimists fear the loss of privacy and autonomy, "grey goo" and weapons of mass destruction, and unforeseen environmental and health risks. Concern over fair distribution of the costs and benefits of nanotechnology is also rising.
Introduced in 2007, NanoEthics: Ethics for Technologies that Converge at the Nanoscale provides a needed forum for informed discussion of ethical and social concerns related to nanotechnology, and a counterbalance to fragmented popular discussion.
While the central focus of the journal is on ethical issues, discussion extends to the physical, biological and social sciences and the law. NanoEthics provides a philosophically and scientifically rigorous examination of ethical and societal considerations and policy concerns raised by nanotechnology.
- Provides a needed forum for informed discussion of ethical and social concerns related to nanotechnology
- Counterbalances fragmented, opinionated public discussion
- Discussion is informed by the physical, biological and social sciences and the law
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- Editor-in-Chief
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- Christopher Coenen
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- Hybrid (Transformative Journal). Learn about publishing Open Access with us
Journal metrics
- 2.000 (2019)
- Impact factor
- 1.529 (2019)
- Five year impact factor
- 99 days
- Submission to first decision
- 356 days
- Submission to acceptance
- 65,635 (2019)
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Volume 14
Special Section: Current Debates About the Ethics of New Technology (pp 241–299)
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