About S&M

Objectives and Scopes

Sensors and Materials is designed to provide a forum for people working in the multidisciplinary fields of sensing technology, and publishes contributions describing original work in the experimental and theoretical fields, aimed at understanding sensing technology, related materials, associated phenomena, and applied systems. Expository review papers and short notes are also acceptable.

The journal consists of the following three major sections: Principles and theories of sensors and transducers, Devices, Application and systems.

Main Topics Covered

Physical/Mechanical Sensors

• Mechanical Sensors [Force, Pressure, Acoustic, Acceleration, Angular rate (Gyro), Torque, etc.]
• Optical Sensors and Imagers (Infrared, Visible, UV, etc.)
• Other Physical Sensors (Temperature, Magnetic, Electromagnetic, X-ray, Radiation, etc.)

Bio/Chemical Sensors

• Gas Sensors (Humidity, Odor, Particulate, etc.)
• Chemical Sensors (Ion, Taste, etc.)
• Biosensors (DNA/RNA, Cellular, Immune, etc.)
• Biochemical Sensing Systems (Lab on Chip, BioMEMS/NEMS, Biomimetic, etc.)

Materials

• Inorganic Materials
• Organic Materials (Polymers, Biomaterials, etc.)
• Functional Thin Films (Piezoelectric Film, etc.)
• Nanomaterials (CNT, Graphene, etc.)

Related Technologies

• Microactuators, Energy Harvesters, etc.
• Heterogeneous Integration [(MEMS + Integrated Circuit), etc.]
• MEMS Process (Patterning, Etching, Deposition, Bonding, etc.)
• Packaging and Assembly
• Design and Test
• Micro/Nanostructures (Resonators, Scanning Probes, etc.)
• Sensing Systems* (Sensor network, Intelligent/Smart, Haptic, Array, Flexible, etc.)
• Multivariate Data Analysis*
• Machine Learning Techniques*
• Imprinting Technology

Sensor Applications

• Internet of Things (IoT)* (Environment, Food and Agriculture, Infrastructure, etc.)
• Medical and Health (Wearable, Implantable, etc.)
• Remote Sensing*
• Robotics

*Note: Manuscripts reporting only algorithms or theories on topics indicated by (*) are out of the scope of Sensors and Materials. Manuscripts that include discussions on algorithms based on and for the analysis of sensor data, and their use in sensor applications are welcome in Sensors and Materials.

Indexing

Impact factor: 1.2 (2023)
h-index: 29.0 [SJR]

Sensors and Materials is abstracted/indexed in:

• Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
• Chemical Abstract
• DOAJ
• EBSCO
• Engineered Materials Abstracts
• Engineering Village
• INSPEC
• JICST
• Materials Science Citation Index
• Medical Journal Links
• Metals Abstracts
• Reaxys
• Research Alert
• Science Citation Index Expanded
• Scopus
• Web of Science

History

1988	Sensors and Materials was launched as an international journal with a broad focus.
2002	A new section, "Biosensors and Related Areas," was introduced.
	Professor Kiyoshi Toko, Kyushu University, became the Section Editor for "Biosensors and Related Areas."
2003	Professor Makoto Ishida, Toyohashi University of Technology, assumed the position of Editor of Japan for general papers.
2004	Professor Wolfgang Menz, IMTEK at University of Freiburg, took over the responsibilities of European Editor from Professor Jan G. Korvink.
2011	Professor Jürgen Wilde, University of Freiburg, took over the responsibilities of European Editor from Professor Wolfgang Menz.
2013	Professor Makoto Ishida, Toyohashi University of Technology, took over the responsibilities of Editor in Chief from Professor Susumu Sugiyama.
2016	Professor Shuvo Roy, University of California, San Francisco, assumed the position of Editor of US for general papers.
2017	Professor Kazusuke Maenaka, University of Hyogo, and Professor Kohji Mitsubayashi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, assumed the position of Associate Editor.
2019	Professor Kohji Mitsubayashi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, took over the responsibilities of Editor from Professor Kiyoshi Toko.
	Professor Jun Ohta, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, took over the responsibilities of Associate Editor from Professor Kohji Mitsubayashi.
2023	Professor Dzung Dao, Griffith University, assumed the position of Associate Editor.

Covers

Cover of latest issue	Cover until Vol. 28

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