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Sensors and Actuators Reports
ISSN 2666-0539 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Sensors and Actuators Reports: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; review about 82 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 150 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sensors and Actuators Reports is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Biosensors and Analytical Detection and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sensors and Actuators Reports is a peer-reviewed open access journal launched out from the Sensors and Actuators journal family. Sensors and Actuators Reports is dedicated to publishing new and original works in the field of all type of sensors and actuators, including bio-, chemical-, physical-, and nano- sensors and actuators, which demonstrates significant progress beyond the current state of the art. The journal regularly publishes original research papers, reviews, and short communications. For research papers and short communications, the journal aims to publish the new and original work supported by experimental results and as such purely theoretical works are not accepted. The scope of Sensors and Actuators Reports encompasses, but is not restricted to, the following areas:BiosensorsChemical sensorsNanosensorsSensor and Biosensor arrayLab on chipDNA chipCell chipElectronic noseGas sensorsEnvironmental sensorsMicro total analysis systemMicrofluidic sensors and devicesPhotonic and biophotonic sensorsPhysical sensors (e.g., optoelectronic sensors, mechanic sensors, thermal sensors, magnetic sensors, mass sensors, etc.)Sensing principles and mechanismsOptical devices and actuatorsElectrochemical devices and actuatorsMEM/NEM devices and actuatorsChemical actuators
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Yu LeiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 12 in mainland China (about 21%); most named United States 19, Mainland China 12, Italy 8, Spain 3, United Kingdom 2 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.2%
- Biosensors and Analytical DetectionEngineering11.3%
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsEngineering10.8%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering9.3%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering6.2%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry5.8%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering5.2%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Electrochemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 192OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 137LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 503 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 82 | 72 |
| 2025 | 150 | 150 | 796 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | 1,094 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 987 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 1,996 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 1,621 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
82 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 | USD 2,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,430 / EUR 2,270 / GBP 1,950 / JPY 301,390 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,600 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,210 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- purely theoretical works
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access journal Model summary
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-0539
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sensors and Actuators Reports
What CAS zone is Sensors and Actuators Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sensors and Actuators Reports is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Chemistry, Analytical / Electrochemistry / Instruments & Instrumentation / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sensors and Actuators Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 10.6, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Sensors and Actuators Reports?
The publisher reports about 82 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Sensors and Actuators Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Sensors and Actuators Reports based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 12 (about 21%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Mainland China (12) and Italy (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sensors and Actuators Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sensors and Actuators Reports is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sensors and Actuators Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Sensors and Actuators Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .