Journal History

2019 The inaugural issue was released. Sci was published as a quarterly journal.
2020 The publishing process was changed from Post-Publication Peer-Review to Optional Open Peer-Review.
2022 Sci was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier).
2023 Sci received its first CiteScore (2022) of 3.1, ranked 35/134 in “Multidisciplinary”.
2025

Sci received its CiteScore (2024of 5.2.
Sci was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 7 (Issue 3).

Sci established the following section:
Materials Science.

2026

Sci adopted a monthly publication schedule.

Computer Sciences, Mathematics and AI was renamed as Computer Science, Mathematics and AI

Sci established the following sections:

  • Clinical Medicine and Healthcare;
  • Engineering.

Editor-in-Chief

2018–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Claus Jacob

Section Editor-in-Chief

2018–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ioannis Chatzigiannakis for the section on Internet of Things
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Barbara Bigliardi for the section on Open Innovation
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Oronzio Manca for the section on Thermal Engineering and Sciences
2024–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu for the section on Chemistry Science
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Dr. Jose Navarro Pedreño for the section on Environmental and Earth Science
2025–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Atanas G. Atanasov for the section on Biology Research and Life Sciences
2026–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hai-Feng (Frank) Ji for the section on Materials Science
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nik Bessis for the section on Computer Sciences, Mathematics and AI
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Cristiano Fragassa for the section on Engineering
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