Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Sensors and Materials
ISSN 0914-4935 · eISSN 2435-0869 · M Y U Scientific Publishing Division · JAPAN · Bimonthly
Sensors and Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.02; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 393 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sensors and Materials is published by M Y U Scientific Publishing Division and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science 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 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Kohji MitsubayashiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering10.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and SensorsChemical Engineering9.9%
- Advanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesEngineering8.7%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy6.7%
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science6.2%
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesEngineering5%
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect DetectionEngineering4.1%
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstract, EBSCO, Engineered Materials Abstracts, Engineering Village, JICST, Medical Journal Links, Metals Abstracts, Reaxys, Research Alert
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
- 1.02LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 29Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 336OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 36.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 394LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,018Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,257 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 364 | 364 | 17 |
| 2025 | 393 | 393 | 198 |
| 2024 | 394 | 394 | 476 |
| 2023 | 342 | 342 | 813 |
| 2022 | 354 | 354 | 1,195 |
| 2021 | 368 | 368 | 1,571 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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 | JPY 99,360 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 99,360 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | JPY 5,000 / JPY 11,000 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted7
- lettersLetters are short papers on timely developments that require rapid publication.Length not stated
- original workpublishes contributions describing original work in the experimental and theoretical fieldsLength not stated
- perspectivesPerspectives are manuscripts on a new subject that is expected to make a significant contribution to the field of sensors and materials in the future.Length not stated
- research papersResearch papers are original papers with comprehensive and detailed description of the research work.Length not stated
- review papersReview papers should present overviews of a specific subject or technical area related to sensors and materials in a comprehensive manner so that the readers be…Length not stated
- short notesExpository review papers and short notes are also acceptable.Length not stated
- technical papersTechnical papers are short review papers generally discussing a specific subject related to sensors and materials or introductory papers on research cases (e.g.…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
Sensors and Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access journal to provide a forum for researchers working in multidisciplinary fields of sensing technology.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer-reviewed open access journal Model summary
Sensors and Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access journal to provide a forum for researchers working in multidisciplinary fields of sensing technology.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Topics related to military research are not accepted. Model summary
Topics related to military research are not accepted in Sensors and Materials.
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
- M Y U Scientific Publishing Division
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0914-4935
- Electronic ISSN
- 2435-0869
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sensors and Materials
What CAS zone is Sensors and Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sensors and Materials is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Instruments & Instrumentation / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sensors and Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.02; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Sensors and Materials?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Sensors and Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sensors and Materials is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sensors and Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Sensors and Materials 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .