Journal profile · INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
Sensing and Imaging
ISSN 1557-2064 · eISSN 1557-2072 · Springer Nature
Sensing and Imaging: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,590; median 85 days to acceptance (113 articles, last 24 months); 171 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sensing and Imaging is published by Springer Nature 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 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors and Advanced Image Fusion Techniques, together about 21.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sensing and Imaging has a broad and multidisciplinary scope. The journal publishes theoretical and experimental papers about: physical, chemical, and biological sensing and imaging techniques and systems, and applications in engineering, chemistry, biology and medicine, and other fields. image/video processing techniques for the detection, classification, and recognition of objects, structures, and matters. All areas of application are covered, including but not limited to Non-destructive evaluation and testing Biomedical, biophysical and biochemical sensing and imaging; Environmental sensing and imaging; Remote sensing and imaging; Object detection, classification, recognition, and tracking. Please note submissions with ordinary camera data are generally considered to be out of the scope of the journal and will be rejected or transferred to other Springer Nature journals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
Editor-in-chief Nathan IdaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 35%); most named Mainland China 9, United States 6, Germany 3, France 3, Brazil 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering9.3%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering6.5%
- Advanced Image Fusion TechniquesEngineering6.2%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering5.3%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering4.9%
- Image and Signal Denoising MethodsComputer Science4.5%
- Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationEngineering4.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering4%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 170LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 81,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 859 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 186 | 9 | 133 |
| 2025 | 171 | 11 | 533 |
| 2024 | 72 | 5 | 429 |
| 2023 | 50 | 4 | 562 |
| 2022 | 31 | 4 | 210 |
| 2021 | 52 | 5 | 477 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
85 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 160 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (113 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 107 days
- Sample
- 113 articles with submission and acceptance dates (371 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,590 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, do not satisfy the journal's authorship criteria; use of an LLM should be documented in the Methods section (or a suitable alternative part), while AI-assisted copy editing does not need to be declared. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Authors are required to disclose financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement explaining how to access supporting data, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets; if data cannot be shared publicly, the statement should describe how data can be accessed and any conditions for reuse. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
The journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record and, as a member of COPE, will follow COPE guidelines on dealing with potential acts of misconduct. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author; in opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Sensing and Imaging, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when submitting manuscripts; suggested reviewers should be independent and the Corresponding Author must provide an institutional email address or other means of verifying identity. Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 1557-2064
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-2072
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sensing and Imaging
What CAS zone is Sensing and Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sensing and Imaging 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.
What is the impact factor of Sensing and Imaging?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Sensing and Imaging?
Based on the dates recorded on 113 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 85 days (interquartile range 57–160 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Sensing and Imaging?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Sensing and Imaging based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 35%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (9), United States (6) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sensing and Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sensing and Imaging is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sensing and Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Sensing and Imaging is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .