Sensors and Diagnostics
Critical advances in sensors and their application to monitoring and medical diagnostics.
Editor-in-Chief: Xueji Zhang
Open Access: Gold

Sensors and Diagnostics is a gold open-access journal publishing innovative and high-impact research on sensing technologies and diagnostic systems. The journal focuses on studies that explore novel materials, cutting-edge detection principles, and significant advances in established devices, particularly those demonstrating in situ or real-world testing.
ISSN 2635-0998
Indexed in: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Scopus, Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index
Journal Impact factor
4.1 (2024)
First decision time (all)
15 days
First decision time (peer reviewed)
33 days
Scope
Our scope spans interdisciplinary applications, including biomedical research as well as food and environmental monitoring. Contributions that advance digital health and data integration through sensor technology are also encouraged.
Key topics include:
- Biosensors and chemical sensors: Novel approaches to biological and chemical detection, including intracellular and cell-based sensors, wearable devices, and environmental sensors.
- Physical and physiological sensors: Technologies for physiological monitoring, including wireless and implantable sensors for vital signs and neural activity.
- Microfluidics and analytical microsystems: Lab-on-a-chip systems, micro total analysis systems (µTAS), and chemometric platforms that enhance analytical precision in diagnostics.
- Molecular and imaging diagnostics: Advanced diagnostic methods, including LFA, LAMP and ELISA, and imaging techniques like MRI, PET or SPECT for sensitive and accurate testing.
- Digital health and data management: Integrated platforms that combine sensors with data analytics for comprehensive monitoring and diagnostics.
Sensors and Diagnostics welcomes contributions that drive impactful advances, offering practical solutions to pressing global challenges across these diverse fields.
I became Editor-in-Chief of Sensors & Diagnostics because whilst there are journals that publish research on either sensors or diagnostics, this new journal is the first to cover both fields.
Xueji Zhang, Editor-in-chief
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Meet the team





Professor Jiashu Sun
Associate editor
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST)
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Silvana Andreescu
Clarkson University
Elena Benito-Peña
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Vipul Bansal
RMIT University
Jeff Bulte
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sabrina Conoci
University of Messina
Sylvia Daunert
University of Miami
Ambra Giannetti
IFAC - CNR
Dean Ho
National University of Singapore
Wei Huang
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Eva Jakab Toth
Centre for Molecular Biophysics
Tony James
University of Bath
Suresh Kumar Kailasa
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
Mahesh Kumar
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
XiuJun James Li
University of Texas at El Paso
Yingfu Li
McMaster University
Sierin Lim
Nanyang Technological University
Guozhen Liu
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Igor Medintz
US Naval Research Laboratory
Agata Michalska
University of Warsaw
Elisa Michelini
University of Bologna
Jwa-Min Nam
Seoul National University
Shalini Prasad
University of Texas
Daniel Roxbury
University of Rhode Island
Sankarasekaran Shanmugaraju
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Steven A Soper
University of Kansas
Raffaele Velotta
University of Naples Federico II
Nianqiang (Nick) Wu
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Anna Rulka
Executive Editor
Audra Taylor
Deputy Editor
Viktoria Titmus
Editorial Production Manager
Angelica-Jane Onyekwere
Assistant Editor
Zareena Saleem
Assistant Editor
Michael Whitelaw
Assistant Editor
Alexander Whiteside
Assistant Editor
Samantha Campos
Editorial Assistant
Jasmin AP
Publishing Assistant
Neil Hammond
Publisher
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