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Journal of Sensors

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1687-7268

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2023-02-21). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.422

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.75

Total Worksi

3,984

Total Citationsi

57,073

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

464

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Sensors investigates areas of study including artificial intelligence, wireless sensor networks, algorithms, real-time computing, and node networking. It also explores topics under computer vision and aims to improve safety by monitoring environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and harmful gases, and enabling communication.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 247 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,984

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1687-7268

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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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

221

4.3k

2019

197

3.9k

2020

539

5.4k

2021

869

6.1k

2022

521

1.5k

2023

178

404

2024

221

2025

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 EngineeringQ2

InstrumentationQ2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicInstruments & Instrumentation

Scopus Categories

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringInstrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksApplied Advanced TechnologiesIndoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesE-commerce and Technology InnovationsAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsAI and Big Data ApplicationsDigital Media and Visual ArtRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsAdvanced Technologies in Various Fields

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sensors

Is Journal of Sensors a predatory journal?

Journal of Sensors was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2023-02-21). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Sensors?

Journal of Sensors 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 1.68.

Is Journal of Sensors indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sensors is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.