Journal profile · INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems
ISSN 2194-8771 · eISSN 2194-878X · Copernicus Publications · Germany
Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 23 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems is published by Copernicus Publications and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Analytical Chemistry and Sensors and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems (JSSS) is an international open-access journal dedicated to the science, application, and advancement of sensors and their integration into measurement systems. The journal is owned by the AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement (AMA Verband für Sensorik und Messtechnik e.V.) and published by Copernicus Publications. The emphasis is on sensor principles and phenomena, measuring systems, sensor technologies, and applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
Editor-in-chief Ulrich SchmidPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Austria 5, Germany 4, Finland 3, Italy 2, United States 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering12.5%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering10.7%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering8.5%
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesEngineering4.7%
- Spectroscopy and Laser ApplicationsChemistry4.4%
- Mechanical and Optical ResonatorsPhysics and Astronomy4.4%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering4.3%
- Acoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 28Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 10Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 0.95Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.25Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 488 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 75 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 83 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 117 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 98 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 211 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 23 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 630 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 630 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 630 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Code availability, Data availability, License & copyright
- AI use
AI use must be described in Methods or Acknowledgements Model summary
Should you have used AI tools to generate (parts of) your manuscript, please describe the usage either in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability
Code availability section required when code is cited Model summary
The manuscript must then include a section entitled "Code availability" or, in the case of data and code, "Code and data availability".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data should be deposited in a reliable repository and linked via DOI Model summary
We recommend that any data set used in your manuscript is submitted to a reliable data repository and linked from your manuscript through a DOI.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License for site content Model summary
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Copernicus Publications
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2194-8771
- Electronic ISSN
- 2194-878X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems
What CAS zone is Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Instruments & Instrumentation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 23 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Austria (5), Germany (4) and Finland (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .