Sensors
ISSN 1424-8220 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland · active 1985–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 5.6
- SJR
- 0.802
- h-index
- 338
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 18 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Sensors is Q1 in 3 of its 7 subject categories and Q2 in the other 4. Its best category quartile is Q1.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Instrumentation | Q1 | #31 of 165 |
| Analytical Chemistry | Q1 | #38 of 169 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q1 | #199 of 811 |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | Q2 | #59 of 229 |
| Information Systems | Q2 | #117 of 434 |
| Biochemistry | Q2 | #171 of 449 |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q2 | #753 of 2,517 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 5.05
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 7,681
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Sensors is Q1 in 3 of its 7 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Instrumentation: Q1, #31 of 165), with SJR 0.802 (Scimago) and an h-index of 338 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to first decision
- 18 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to acceptance
- 39 days (median)Estimated from our library (178 papers)
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to publication
- 42 days (median)Estimated from our library (178 papers)
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
- Article processing charge
- Article processing charge (APC): 2,600 CHF per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Sensors a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Sensors. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Sensors indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Sensors appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Sensors?
Papers in Sensors are cited about 5.6 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 338. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Sensors (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Sensors is Q1 in 3 of its 7 subject categories and Q2 in the other 4. By category: Instrumentation: Q1, #31 of 165; Analytical Chemistry: Q1, #38 of 169; Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Q1, #199 of 811; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: Q2, #59 of 229; Information Systems: Q2, #117 of 434; Biochemistry: Q2, #171 of 449; Medicine (miscellaneous): Q2, #753 of 2,517. Its best category quartile is Q1. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Sensors is cited about 5.6 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 338.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Sensors?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Sensors. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q1 in Instrumentation and 2 other categories, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Sensors open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
What is the article processing charge (APC) to publish in Sensors?
Article processing charge (APC): 2,600 CHF per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available. The exact charge can vary by article type and any fee waiver, so confirm the current amount on the journal's own site.
How long does Sensors take to publish a paper?
Submission to first decision for Sensors takes about 18 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Sensors.
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