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Wearable Technologies

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN2631-7176eISSN2631-7176

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.704

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.273

Total Worksi

259

Total Citationsi

2,075

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Wearable Technologies is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and review articles on all aspects of wearable technology. The journal covers topics such as wearable sensors, human-computer interaction, wearable computing, smart textiles, and applications of wearable technology in healthcare, sports, and entertainment. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share their latest findings and innovations in the field of wearable technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications259

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2631-7176 / 2631-7176

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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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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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

175

2018

427

2020

767

2021

362

2022

330

2023

177

2024

179

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.

RehabilitationQ1

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

Human-Computer InteractionQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, BiomedicalRehabilitationRobotics

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationBiomedical EngineeringHuman-Computer Interaction

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsMuscle activation and electromyography studiesStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsContext-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingInnovative Human-Technology InteractionWireless Body Area Networks

Frequently asked questions about Wearable Technologies

Is Wearable Technologies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Wearable Technologies: 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 Wearable Technologies?

Wearable Technologies 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 2.60.

Is Wearable Technologies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Wearable Technologies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.