Journal History
| 2011 | The inaugural issue was released. Applied Sciences was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2015 | Applied Sciences was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Applied Sciences was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Applied Sciences received its first Impact Factor (1.484). Applied Sciences established the following sections:
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| 2016 | Applied Sciences received its 2015 Impact Factor (1.726). Applied Sciences adopted a monthly publication schedule. Applied Sciences established the following sections:
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| 2017 | Applied Sciences received its 2016 Impact Factor (1.679). Applied Sciences established the following sections:
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| 2018 | Applied Sciences received its 2017 Impact Factor of (1.689). Applied Sciences established the following sections:
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| 2019 | Applied Sciences received its 2018 Impact Factor (2.217). Applied Sciences established the following sections:
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| 2020 | Applied Sciences received its 2019 Impact Factor (2.474). Applied Sciences established the following sections:
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| 2021 | Applied Sciences received its 2020 Impact Factor (2.679). Applied Sciences organized the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences (ASEC 2021). Applied Sciences established the following sections:
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| 2022 | Applied Sciences received its 2021 Impact Factor of (2.838). Applied Sciences received its CiteScore (2021) of 3.7, ranked 81/300 (Q2) in "Engineering, General Engineering", 52/136 (Q2) in "Physics and Astronomy, Instrumentation", 37/87 (Q2) in "Chemical Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes", 301/747 (Q2) in "Computer Science, Computer Science Applications", 219/455 (Q2) in "Materials Science, General Materials Science", 32/61 (Q3) in "Chemical Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology". Applied Sciences organized the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences (ASEC 2022). |
| 2023 | Applied Sciences received its 2022 Impact Factor (2.7). Applied Sciences received its CiteScore (2022) of 4.5, ranked 73/302 (Q1) in “Engineering, General Engineering”, 42/136 in “Physics and Astronomy, Instrumentation”, 32/92 (Q2) in “Chemical Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes”, 287/792 (Q2) in “Computer Science, Computer Science Applications”, 199/453 (Q2) in “Materials Science, General Materials Science”, 35/68 (Q3) in “Chemical Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology”. Applied Physics was renamed as Applied Physics General. Applied Sciences organized the 4th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences (ASEC 2023). |
| 2024 | Applied Sciences received its 2023 Impact Factor (2.5). Applied Sciences received its CiteScore (2023) of 5.3, ranked 62/307 (Q1) in “Engineering, General Engineering”, 42/141 (Q2) in “Physics and Astronomy, Instrumentation”, 29/96 (Q2) in “Chemical Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes”, 297/817 (Q2) in “Computer Science, Computer Science Applications”, 171/463 (Q2) in “Materials Science, General Materials Science”, 39/73 (Q3) in “Chemical Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology”. Earth Sciences and Geography was renamed as Earth Sciences. |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2011–2024 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi |
| 2024–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giulio Nicola Cerullo |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2015–2020 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Totaro Imasaka for the section on Optics and Lasers |
| 2015–2025 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Philippe Lambin for the section on Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences |
| 2016–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter Van Puyvelde for the section on Materials Science and Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Aggelis for the section on Acoustics and Vibrations |
| 2017–2025 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Frede Blaabjerg for the section on Energy Science and Technology |
| 2017–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andrea Prati for the section on Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Samuel B. Adeloju for the section on Chemical and Molecular Sciences |
| 2018–2023 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Filippo Berto for the section on Mechanical Engineering |
| 2018–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dibyendu Sarkar for the section on Environmental Sciences |
| 2019–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eugene J. OBrien for the section on Civil Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Prof. Mohamed Benbouzid for the section on Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Roger Narayan for the section on Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nicholas Vassiliou Sarlis for the section on Applied Physics General Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alexandre Carvalho for the section on Applied Industrial Technologies Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gianrico Spagnuolo for the section on Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences |
| 2020–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Saulius Juodkazis for the section on Optics and Lasers |
| 2021–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. José Manuel Moreno-Rojas for the section on Food Science and Technology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andrea L. Rizzo for the section on Earth Sciences |
| 2022–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yuyang Li for the section on Applied Thermal Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dongsheng Wen for the section on Aerospace Science and Engineering |
| 2022–2025 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jean Claude André for the section on Additive Manufacturing Technologies |
| 2023–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. David Fernández-Llorca for the section on Transportation and Future Mobility |
| 2024–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi for the section on Quantum Science and Technology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Stefan H. Bossmann for the section on Biomedical Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jean-Jacques Sinou for the section on Mechanical Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez for the section on Green Sustainable Science and Technology |
| 2025–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jason G. Parsons for the section on Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Rodolfo Dufo-López for the section on Energy Science and Technology |
