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IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL

IEEE · US · Est. 2001

ISSN1530-437XeISSN1558-1748

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.947

H-Indexi

198

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.495

Total Worksi

31,269

Total Citationsi

598,508

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The IEEE Sensors Journal is a peer-reviewed, semi-monthly online journal devoted to sensors and sensing phenomena. The fields of interest of the IEEE Sensors Journal are the theory, design, fabrication, manufacturing and applications of devices for sensing and transducing physical, chemical and biological phenomena, with emphasis on the electronics and physics aspect of sensors and integrated sensors-actuators.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Frequencysemi-monthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications31,269

Publisher OrgIEEE Sensors Council

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-anonymous

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate25%

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IEEE

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1530-437X / 1558-1748

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

single-anonymous

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.7k

49k

2019

2.3k

67k

2020

2.4k

57k

2021

2.5k

45k

2022

3.3k

42k

2023

4.2k

28k

2024

7.3k

2025

1.7k

217

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

InstrumentationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicInstruments & InstrumentationPhysics, Applied

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsPhotonic and Optical DevicesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsIndoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesSensor Technology and Measurement SystemsAdvanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies

Frequently asked questions about IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL

Is IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL?

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.34.

Is IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL?

What is the acceptance rate of IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL?

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 25%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic — treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.