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IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL

IEEE · US · Est. 2001

ISSN1530-437XeISSN1558-1748

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.947

H-Indexi

198

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

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-anonymous

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

8/11 · 73%

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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

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Peer review process documented?

single-anonymous

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

51k

2019

2.3k

69k

2020

2.4k

59k

2021

2.5k

48k

2022

3.3k

45k

2023

4.2k

33k

2024

10k

2025

2.2k

576

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. 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.