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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: Optics and Lasers; Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences.
2016	Applied Sciences received its 2015 Impact Factor (1.726). Applied Sciences adopted a monthly publication schedule. Applied Sciences established the following sections: Materials Science and Engineering; Energy Science and Technology; Acoustics and Vibrations.
2017	Applied Sciences received its 2016 Impact Factor (1.679). Applied Sciences established the following sections: Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Chemical and Molecular Sciences.
2018	Applied Sciences received its 2017 Impact Factor of (1.689). Applied Sciences established the following sections: Environmental Sciences; Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering. -Computer Science and Electrical Engineering was divided into two sections: Computing and Artificial Intelligence and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
2019	Applied Sciences received its 2018 Impact Factor (2.217). Applied Sciences established the following sections: Earth Sciences and Geography; Civil Engineering; Applied Industrial Technologies; Food Science and Technology; Applied Physics; Quantum Science and Technology; Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences. Applied Sciences published its 10,000th paper.
2020	Applied Sciences received its 2019 Impact Factor (2.474). Applied Sciences established the following sections: Robotics and Automation; Aerospace Science and Engineering; Marine Science and Engineering; Applied Microbiology. Applied Sciences organized the 1st International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences (ASEC 2020).
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: Applied Thermal Engineering; Agricultural Science and Technology; Additive Manufacturing Technologies; Fluid Science and Technology; Biomedical Engineering; Surface Sciences and Technology; Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Green Sustainable Science and Technology; Transportation and Future Mobility; Ecology Science and Engineering.
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. Applied Sciences organized the 5th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences (ASEC 2024).
2025	Applied Sciences received its 2024 Impact Factor (2.5). Applied Sciences received its CiteScore (2024) of 5.5, ranked 72/344 (Q1) in “Engineering, General Engineering”, 37/174 (Q1) in “Physics and Astronomy, Instrumentation”, 22/97 (Q1) in “Chemical Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes”, 293/817947 (Q2) in “Computer Science, Computer Science Applications”, 164/460 (Q2) in “Materials Science, General Materials Science”, 33/70 (Q2) in “Chemical Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology”. Applied Sciences was indexed in Ei Compendex (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).

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
2016–2020	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter Van Puyvelde for the section on Materials Science and Engineering
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. Dimitrios G. 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 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
2019–2026	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eugene J. OBrien for the section on Civil Engineering
2019–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. 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. 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 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yuyang Li for the section on Applied Thermal Engineering
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 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Zhanjun Cheng for the section on Applied Thermal Engineering

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