Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220, IF: 3.031) Questionnaire

We hope that this questionnaire will help us to understand your preferences for selecting journals

Sensors is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal which focuses on the science and technology of sensors. It is published by MDPI online semi-monthly. There are 17 Sections in the journal, which respectively cover the research areas Biosensors, Biomedical and Wearable Sensors, Chemical Sensors, Electronic Sensors, Optical Sensors, Sensor Networks and IoT, Intelligent Sensors, Remote Sensors, and more. To date, 25,000+ papers have been published and 8400+ articles have been cited 10 times or more.

-2018 JCR Impact Factor: 3.031 (Q1); 2018 Scopus CiteScore：3.72
-Covered by databases and archives: Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), MEDLINE (PubMed), Ei Compendex, Scopus (view more at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/indexing)
-Single blind/open peer review，professional and righteous editorial board, high quality and efficient editorial service
-Median publication time: 40 days（from 2020）
-Instructions for authors: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/instructions

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* 1. What are your research areas and interests?

Instrumentation

Biosensors

Chemical Sensors

Sensor Networks and/or IoT

Biomedical and/or Wearable Sensors

Remote Sensors and Remote Sensing

Intelligent Sensors

Optical and/or Electronic Sensors

Other (please specify below)

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* 2. How many papers did you publish in 2019?

0-5

6-10

More than 11

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* 3. How do you choose which journals to submit your manuscripts to?

I always submit my manuscripts to fixed journals

Designated journals by funding organizer, university or institution

Internet search

Recommendation from colleagues

Other (please specify below)

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* 4. Do you prefer to publish papers in open access or non-open access journals？

Open access journals

Non-open access journals

Both are fine

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* 5. What are the important factors when it comes to choosing a journal in which to publish your papers? (1: least important, 5: most important; if certain factors are not important at all for you, please choose “N/A”)

	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
JCR Category Rank and IF	JCR Category Rank and IF 1	JCR Category Rank and IF 2	JCR Category Rank and IF 3	JCR Category Rank and IF 4	JCR Category Rank and IF 5	JCR Category Rank and IF N/A
Image and Reputation	Image and Reputation 1	Image and Reputation 2	Image and Reputation 3	Image and Reputation 4	Image and Reputation 5	Image and Reputation N/A
Time of Publication	Time of Publication 1	Time of Publication 2	Time of Publication 3	Time of Publication 4	Time of Publication 5	Time of Publication N/A
The Article Processing Charge	The Article Processing Charge 1	The Article Processing Charge 2	The Article Processing Charge 3	The Article Processing Charge 4	The Article Processing Charge 5	The Article Processing Charge N/A

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* 6. Were you familiar with Sensors (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors) before?

Yes and I have published papers

Heard, but did not published papers

Never Heard

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* 7. If you have published papers in Sensors before, do you have any comments or suggestions about the way that the journal is run? (optional question)

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* 8.
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Sensors. To celebrate this milestone, we are arranging a series of special contents and events. Are you interested in joining in the celebration?

PhD Thesis Award 2020 (1000 CHF, application deadline: 31 August 2020)

20th Anniversary Special Issue (Submission Deadline: 31 December 2020)

Women in Sensors Special Issue and Award (1000 CHF, submission Deadline: 31 December 2020)

7th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (15–30 November 2020）

8th International Symposium on Sensor Science (26–28 May 2021)

Yes

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* 9. Do you have a plan to contribute a paper to Sensors this year?

Yes

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* 10. Are you interested in guest editing one special issue in Sensors?

Yes. Please submit your proposal here.

No.

Not sure. Please let us know your concerns.

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* 11. Please provide your details (please note that this is optional; we will not disclose your information).

Name

Affiliation

Country

E-Mail