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2001

The inaugural issue was released. Sensors was published as a monthly journal.

2005

Sensors received its first Impact Factor (0.990).

2010 Sensors established the following sections:
-Biosensors;
-Chemical Sensors;
-Physical Sensors;
-Remote Sensors.

2011

Sensors announced the first edition of the Best Paper Awards.

Sensors was indexed in the US National Library of Medicine's (NLM) PubMed Central (PMC).

Sensors established the following section:
-Sensor Networks.

2012

Sensors was indexed in Ei Compendex.

Sensors received its first CiteScore (2011) of 3.6.

2013

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2012) of 1.953; the 5-year Impact Factor was 2.395.

Sensors sponsored the 17th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2013).

2014

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2013) of 2.048; the 5-year Impact Factor was 2.457.

Sensors published its 5,000th paper.

The first International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-1), sponsored by Sensors, was held on 1–16 June 2014.

2015

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2014) of 2.245; the 5-year Impact Factor was 2.474.

The fourth edition of the International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S2015) was held in Basel, Switzerland.

The second International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-2) was held on Sciforum on 15–30 November 2015.

Sensors announced the first edition of the Travel Awards.

2016

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2015) of 2.033; the 5-year Impact Factor was 2.437.

Sensors published its 10,000th paper.

The third International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-3) was held on Sciforum on 15–30 November 2016.

Sensors announced 2017 Travel Awards.

2017

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2016) of 2.677; the 5-year Impact Factor was 2.964.

Sensors established the following sections:
-Intelligent Sensors;
-Internet of Things.

Sensors held its first 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 Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-4) was held on Sciforum on 15–30 November 2017.

Sensors announced 2018 Travel Awards and announced the first edition of the Young Investigator Award and Outstanding Reviewer Awards.

2018

Sensors established the following section:
-Sensor Materials.

The sixth edition of the International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S2018) was held in Kenting, Taiwan.

The fifth International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-5) was held on Sciforum on 15–30 November 2018.

Sensors sponsored Eurosensors 2018 and arranged a collaboration through setting up a Special Issue.

Sensors announced 2019 Travel Awards.

2019

Sensors adopted a semimonthly publication schedule.

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2018) of 3.031; the 5-year Impact Factor was 3.032.

Sensors established the following sections:
-Optical Sensors;
-Biomedical Sensors;
-Electronic Sensors.

Sensors published its 20,000th paper.

The seventh International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2019) was held in Napoli, Italy, on 9–11 May 2019.

The sixth International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-6) was held on Sciforum on 15–30 November 2019.

Sensors announced 2020 Travel Award, 2019 Young Investigator Award, and 2020 Best Paper Awards.

2020

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2019) of 3.275; the 5-year Impact Factor was 3.427.

Sensors established the following sections:
-Communications;
-Fault Diagnosis & Sensors;
-Wearables;
-Nanosensors;
-Sensing and Imaging;
-Sensors and Robotics.

Sensors published its 30,000th paper.

The seventh International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-7) was held on Sciforum on 15–30 November 2020.

Sensors announced 2021 Travel Awards, 2020 Young Investigator Award, 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards and announced the first edition of the PhD Thesis Award and Best Cover Award.

The Polish Society of Applied Electromagnetics (PTZE), Japan Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (JSPRS) and Spanish Society of Biomedical Engineering (SEIB) are affiliated with Sensors.

2021

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2020) of 3.576; the 5-year Impact Factor was 3.735.

Sensors established the following sections:
-Radar Sensors;
-Vehicular Sensing;
-Navigation and Positioning;
-Smart Agriculture;
-Environmental Sensing;
-Industrial Sensors.

The Eighth International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2021) was held online, on 17–28 May 2021.

The Eighth International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-8) was held on Sciforum on 1–15 November 2021.

Sensors announced 2022 Travel Awards, 2021 Young Investigator Awards, 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award, 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awards, 2021 Best Cover Award, and 2022 Best Paper Awards.

Sensors initiated the Topical Advisory Panel.

The year 2021 marked the 20th Anniversary of Sensors.

2022

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2021) of 3.847; the 5-year Impact Factor was 4.050.

The International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour (ISMPB) is affiliated with Sensors.

Sensors established the following section:
-Sensors Development;

The Ninth International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2022) was held in Warsaw, Poland, on 20–22 June 2022.

The Ninth International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-9) was held on Sciforum on 1–15 November 2022.

Sensors announced the 2023 Travel Awards, 2022 Young Investigator Awards, 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award, 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Awards, 2022 Best Cover Award, and 2023 Best Paper Awards.

2023

Sensors received its Impact Factor (2022) of 3.9; the 5-year Impact Factor was 4.1.

Sensors received its CiteScore (2022) of 6.8.

The 8th International Symposium on Sensor Science–China (I3S-CN) was held in Nanjing, China on 29–31 March 2023.

The 10th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-10) was held on Sciforum on 15–30 November 2023.

Sensors announced the 2024 Travel Awards, 2023 Young Investigator Award, 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award, 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Awards, and 2024 Best Paper Awards.

Editor-in-Chief

2001–2003 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

Section Editor-in-Chief

2010–2018 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. W. Rudolf Seitz for the Section on Chemical Sensors
2010–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Alexander Star for the section on Biosensors
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. Assefa M. Melesse for the section on Remote Sensors
2011–2012 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Tim Wark for the section on Sensor Networks
2012–2019 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Vittorio M. N. Passaro for the section on Physical Sensors
2013–2014 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Mohamed F. Younis for the section on Sensor Networks
2014–2020 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Leonhard M. Reindl for the section on Sensor Networks
2018–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Rasit Yuce for the section on Intelligent Sensors
2019–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eduard Llobet for the section on Chemical Sensors
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. Vittorio M.N. Passaro for the section on Optical Sensors
2020–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Raffaele Bruno for the section on Internet of Things
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Dr. Davide Brunelli for the section on Sensor Networks
Section Editor-in-Chief: 
Dr. Roozbeh Ghaffari for the section on Wearables
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Dr. Guillermo Villanueva for the section on Physical Sensors
2021–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Youfan Hu for the section on Electronic Sensors
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Dr. Hyungsoon Im for the section on Biomedical Sensors
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Dr. Xianbin Wang for the section on Communications
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Dr. Edgar Muñoz for the section on Nanosensors
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Dr. Sylvain Girard for the section on Sensing and Imaging
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Mengdao Xing for the section on Radar Sensors
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Dr. Wonsuk (Daniel) Lee for the section on Smart Agriculture
2022–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Bijan Shirinzadeh for the section on Sensors and Robotics
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. Chris Rizos for the section on Navigation and Positioning
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Mikhael Bechelany for the section on Sensor Materials
2023–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Chunhua Yang for the section on Industrial Sensors
 
 
 
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