Photonic Sensors
Springer China · Germany · Est. 2010
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Aims & Scope
Photonic Sensors will be published by Tsinghua University Press, as of January 1st, 2026 (Volume 16). The new submission system is: https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/phos . Photonic Sensors will cease to be published by Springer as of December 31, 2025. The journal will continue in cooperation with a new publisher. Please contact the Editorial Office, Dr. Xuan Xie, [email protected] for information regarding the new publisher and submission process. Springer will continue to host an archive of all articles previously published in the journal and all articles published in Photonic Sensors during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable via the Springer Website .
General Information
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Frequently asked questions about Photonic Sensors
Is Photonic Sensors a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Photonic Sensors: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 Photonic Sensors?
Photonic 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 4.70.
Is Photonic Sensors indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Photonic Sensors is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Photonic Sensors?
Photonic Sensors will be published by Tsinghua University Press, as of January 1st, 2026 (Volume 16). The new submission system is: https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/phos . Photonic Sensors will cease to be published by Springer as of December 31, 2025. The journal will continue in cooperation with a new publisher. Please contact the Editorial Office, Dr. Xuan Xie, [email protected] for information regarding the new publisher and submission process. Springer will continue to host an archive of all articles previously published in the journal and all articles publis
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