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| 2001 | The inaugural issue is released, and Sensors published as a monthly journal. |
| 2005 | Sensors receives its first Impact Factor of 0.990. |
| 2010 | The journal is divided into four topical sections: Biosensors, Chemical Sensors, Physical Sensors and Remote Sensors. |
| 2011 | Sensors journal announces the first edition of the Best Paper Awards. Full-text papers are archived in the US National Library of Medicine's (NLM) PubMed Central (PMC). A fifth topical section on Sensor Networks is set up. |
| 2012 | Indexed by EI Compendex. |
| 2013 |
Sensors receives an Impact Factor of 1.953 for the year 2012; the 5-year Impact Factor is 2.395. Sensors sponsored the 17th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2013). |
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2014 |
Sensors published its 5,000th paper. The 1st International E-Conference on Sensors and Applications, sponsored by Sensors, was held. Sensors receives an Impact Factor of 2.048 for the year 2013; the 5-year Impact Factor is 2.457. |
| 2015 |
Sensors receives an Impact Factor of 2.245 for the year 2014; the 5-year Impact Factor is 2.474. The fourth edition of the International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S2015) was held in Basel, Switzerland. The second International E-Conference on Sensors and Applications, sponsored by Sensors, was held on Sciforum. Sensors starts the Travel Awards project. |
| 2016 |
Sensors receives an Impact Factor of 2.033 for the year 2015; the 5-year Impact Factor is 2.437. Sensors published its 10,000th paper. |
| 2017 |
Sensors has received an Impact Factor of 2.677 for the year 2016. The 5-year Impact Factor is 2.964. Two new topical sections on Intelligent Sensors and Internet of Things have been set up. Sensors held online Editorial Board Member meeting. Sensors sponsored Eurosensors 2017. The fifth edition of the International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S2017) was held in Barcelona, Spain. The fourth International e-Conference on Sensors and Applications, sponsored by Sensors, was held on Sciforum. Sensors commences the Young Investigator Award and Outstanding Reviewer Award projects. |
Editors-in-Chief
| 2001-2003 | Founding Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Milan M. Antonijevic |
| 2004-2005 | Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Michael J. Schöning |
| 2006-2010 | Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Peter Seitz |
| 2010- | Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. W. Rudolf Seitz for Section “Chemical Sensors” |
| Section Editor-in-Chief Dr. Alexander Star for Section “Biosensors” | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief Dr. Assefa M. Melesse for Section “Remote Sensors” | |
| 2011-2012 | Section Editor-in-Chief Dr. Tim Wark for Section “Sensor Networks” |
| 2012- | Section Editor-in-Chief Dr. Vittorio M.N. Passaro for Section “Physical Sensors” |
| 2013-2014 | Section Editor-in-Chief Dr. Mohamed F. Younis for Section “Sensor Networks” |
| 2014- | Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Leonhard M. Reindl for Section “Sensor Networks” |
