Journal History
| 2011 | The inaugural issue was released. Biosensors was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2013 | Biosensors was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2015 |
Biosensors was indexed in PubMed—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Biosensors was indexed in MEDLINE—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2016 |
Biosensors was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). First online Editorial Board meeting was held. Biosensors announced the first edition of the Travel Award. |
| 2017 | Biosensors received its first CiteScore of 2.83. |
| 2019 |
Biosensors was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Biosensors received its CiteScore (2018) of 3.57, ranked 18/113 in “Clinical Biochemistry”. |
| 2020 |
Biosensors received its first Impact Factor (2019) of 3.240. Biosensors received a CiteScore (2019) of 4.4. Biosensors adopted a monthly publication schedule. The 1st International Electronic Conference on Biosensors, sponsored by Biosensors, was held on Sciforum. Biosensors announced the first edition of the Young Investigator Award. Biosensors established the following sections: The year 2020 marked the 10th Anniversary of Biosensors. |
| 2021 |
Biosensors received its Impact Factor (2020) of 5.519, ranked 15/83 (Q1) in “Chemistry, Analytical”, 8/64 (Q1) in “Instruments & Instrumentation”, and 42/107 (Q2) in “Nanoscience & Nanotechnology”. Biosensors received its CiteScore (2020) of 5.4, ranked 38/113 in “Clinical Biochemistry”. Biosensors announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award. Biosensors established the following section: |
| 2022 |
Biosensors received its Impact Factor (2021) of 5.743, ranked 14/87 (Q1) in “Chemistry, Analytical”, 8/64 (Q1) in “Instruments & Instrumentation”, and 52/109 (Q2) in “Nanoscience & Nanotechnology”. Biosensors received its CiteScore (2021) of 5.6, ranked 38/113 in “Clinical Biochemistry”, 13/115 in “Engineering (miscellaneous)”, 20/136 in “Instrumentation”, 41/130 in “Analytical Chemistry”, 92/293 in “Biotechnology”, 87/252 in “Biomedical Engineering”, and 51/115 in “Clinical Biochemistry”. Biosensors announced the eighth edition of the Travel Award, the second edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award, the third edition of the Young Investigator Award, and the first edition of the Best Paper Award. Biosensors established the following section: |
| 2024 | Biosensors was indexed in Ei Compendex (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2026 | Section Environmental Biosensors and Biosensing was renamed as Environmental, Agricultural, and Food Biosensors. The Impact Factor increased to 6.2, ranked 22/110 (Q1) in "Chemistry, Analytical" category and 11/81 (Q1) in "Instruments & Instrumentation". The CiteScore increased to 12.1, ranked 8/206 in "Instrumentation", 10/155 in "Biophysics", 24/300 in "Engineering" and 12/124 in "Clinical Biochemistry (12/124)". |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2011–2019 | Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jeff D. Newman (Founding Editor) |
| 2020–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giovanna Marrazza |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2020–2026 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Michael Thompson for the section on Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors |
| 2021–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Benoît Piro for the section on Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices |
| 2022–2025 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Francesco Dell’Olio for the section on Optical and Photonic Biosensors |
| 2022–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Huanyu Cheng for the section on Biosensor Materials |
| 2024–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Paolo Bollella for the section on Wearable Biosensors Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Chunyang Zhang for the section on Biosensors and Healthcare |
| 2026–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nan Xiang for the section on Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors |
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