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Biosensors

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2011

ISSN2079-6374eISSN2079-6374

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.886

H-Indexi

115

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.089

Total Worksi

5,193

Total Citationsi

107,476

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Analytical; Instruments & Instrumentation; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Analytical Chemistry; Biophysics; Instrumentation; Biomedical Engineering; Biotechnology; Clinical Biochemistry; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,193

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2079-6374 / 2079-6374

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

142

2019

224

9.6k

2020

534

17k

2021

1.2k

31k

2022

991

20k

2023

625

6.4k

2024

835

2025

338

150

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.

Analytical ChemistryQ1

BiophysicsQ1

InstrumentationQ1

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

BiotechnologyQ2

Clinical BiochemistryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AnalyticalInstruments & InstrumentationNanoscience & Nanotechnology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyClinical BiochemistryAnalytical ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringInstrumentationMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiosensors and Analytical DetectionElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications

Frequently asked questions about Biosensors

Is Biosensors a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Biosensors?

Biosensors 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 5.31.

Is Biosensors indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biosensors is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.