Sensors is a peer reviewed, open access

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, scientific journal

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 that is published monthly by Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) in Basel

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, Switzerland

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. Volume 1 Issue 1 was published in June 2001. The four section editors in chief

Editor in chief

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 are Craig A. Grimes, Assefa M. Melesse, Prof. Dr. W. Rudolf Seitz, and Alexander Star.

Aims and scope

This journal focuses on science and technology pertaining to sensors and biosensors. Coverage includes electrochemical sensors, biosensors, electrical sensors, thermal-based sensors,
fiber optic sensors, and gas sensors. Sensors utilized in industry are also covered, and this includes the food industry, medicine, pharmacy, environmental monitoring, corrosion, and other industries. Nano sensors are also covered in this journal. Aspects of remote sensing may or may not be acceptable for publication in this journal.

Publishing formats are original research, short notes, review articles, book reviews, product reviews, and announcements related to academia. Experimental and theoretical research results are published without regard for length of the article. Proposals and ideas for research are also part of this journal.

Abstracting and indexing

This journal is indexed in the following databases:

• Analytical Abstracts
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• CAB Abstracts
• Chemical Abstracts Service
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• Chemistry Citation Index
• EBSCOhost
• e-Helvetica (Swiss National Library
  Swiss National Library
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• Index Copernicus
  Index Copernicus
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• INSPEC
  Inspec
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• Journal Citation Reports
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• NLM catalog
• Science Citation Index Expanded
• Scirus
  Scirus
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• Scopus
  Scopus
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The impact factor of this journal is 1.821 (2009).

External links

• Molecular Diversity Preservation Int. (MDPI)
• Sensors Journal Website