Sensors and Actuators A-physical

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical is an Elsevier journal, published since 1990 as the physical branch of Sensors and Actuators and devoted to solid-state devices that transduce physical signals, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.1.《传感器与执行器 A 辑：物理》（Sensors and Actuators A: Physical）是（Elsevier）期刊，1990 年起作为（Sensors and Actuators）的物理分辑出版，专注将物理量转换为信号的固态器件，2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.1。

Scope

• The journal gathers multidisciplinary interests in one title entirely devoted to research and development of solid-state devices for transducing physical signals.本刊把多学科兴趣汇集于一处，专门发表将物理量转换为信号的固态器件研发成果。
• Fundamentals and physics, such as classification of effects, physical effects, measurement theory, modelling of sensors, measurement standards, errors, units and constants.基础与物理，如效应分类、物理效应、测量理论、传感器建模、测量标准、误差、单位与常数。
• Materials and their processing, including piezoelectric materials, polymers, metal oxides, semiconductors, thick and thin films, optical glass fibres and amorphous, polycrystalline and monocrystalline silicon.材料及其加工，包括压电材料、聚合物、金属氧化物、半导体、厚膜与薄膜、光学玻璃纤维，以及非晶、多晶与单晶硅。
• Optoelectronic sensors such as photodiodes, phototransistors, charge-coupled devices, light-emitting diodes, injection lasers and liquid-crystal displays.光电器件，如光电二极管、光电晶体管、电荷耦合器件、发光二极管、注入激光器与液晶显示器。
• Mechanical, thermal and magnetic sensors, from strain gauges, pressure sensors and accelerometers to thermistors, thermopiles, Hall devices and magnetometers.力学、热学与磁学传感器，从应变片、压力传感器、加速度计到热敏电阻、热电堆、霍尔器件与磁强计。
• Micromechanics and microelectromechanical systems, interface electronics for transducers, and sensor systems such as arrays, buses, networks and automotive, medical or aerospace applications.微机械与微机电系统、变送器接口电子学，以及阵列、总线、网络等传感器系统及其在汽车、医疗、航空航天领域的应用。
• It publishes full-length papers of up to about twelve printed pages, review articles, short communications and letters to the editor.刊登不超过约 12 个版面的完整论文、综述、短通讯与读者来信。

History

• Part A began with volume A21 in February 1990, when Sensors and Actuators was divided into a physical and a chemical series, and it continued the volume count of the parent title.1990 年 2 月，（Sensors and Actuators）分为物理与化学两个分辑，本辑以第 A21 卷起步，并延续母刊的卷号。
• It was issued from Lausanne by Elsevier Sequoia at launch and is now published by Elsevier under the Sensors and Actuators A: Physical title.创刊时由（Elsevier Sequoia）在洛桑出版，现由（Elsevier）以（Sensors and Actuators A: Physical）刊名出版。
• The 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 5.1, after 4.9 in 2024, 4.291 in 2022 and 3.407 in 2021.2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.1，2024 年为 4.9，2022 年为 4.291，2021 年为 3.407。
• It ranks 15 of 81 in instruments and instrumentation, in Q1, and 90 of 369 in electrical and electronic engineering.在仪器仪表类别排名 15/81，位列 Q1，在电气与电子工程类别排名 90/369。
• Sixteen volumes appeared in 2025, numbered 381 to 396, and authors may publish by subscription or pay USD 3,500 for open access.2025 年出版 16 卷，编号 381 至 396，作者可选择订阅模式发表，或支付 3500 美元以开放获取方式发表。
• It is indexed in Science Citation Index, Scopus, Ei Compendex, INSPEC, Chemical Abstracts and Physics Abstracts, among others.本刊被（Science Citation Index）、（Scopus）、（Ei Compendex）、（INSPEC）、（Chemical Abstracts）与（Physics Abstracts）等收录。

Editors

• Liang Dong, professor at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, is editor-in-chief, with declared interests in wearables, MEMS, bioMEMS, nanofabrication, nanomaterials and agricultural sensors.主编为（Liang Dong），佐治亚大学雅典校区教授，研究兴趣包括可穿戴器件、微机电系统、生物微机电系统、纳米加工、纳米材料与农业传感器。
• Associate editors include Madhu Bhaskaran of RMIT, Huanyu Cheng of Penn State, Bernhard Jakoby of Johannes Kepler University Linz, Isaku Kanno of Kobe and Wen Li of Michigan State.副编辑包括皇家墨尔本理工大学的（Madhu Bhaskaran）、宾夕法尼亚州立大学的（Huanyu Cheng）、林茨约翰内斯·开普勒大学的（Bernhard Jakoby）、神户大学的（Isaku Kanno）与密歇根州立大学的（Wen Li）。
• Others are Loes Segerink of Twente, Mahnaz Shafiei of Swinburne, Mitsuhiro Shikida of Hiroshima City University, Huikai Xie of Beijing Institute of Technology and Yang Xu of Zhejiang University.其他副编辑为特文特大学的（Loes Segerink）、斯威本理工大学的（Mahnaz Shafiei）、广岛市立大学的（Mitsuhiro Shikida）、北京理工大学的（Huikai Xie）与浙江大学的（Yang Xu）。
• Simon Middelhoek of Delft, who led the parent journal, is recorded as founding editor.主持母刊的代尔夫特学者（Simon Middelhoek）列为创始主编。
• The journal lists 37 editors and board members from 13 countries, led by China with 10, the United States with 9 and Japan with 5.期刊列出 37 位编辑与编委，来自 13 个国家，以中国 10 位、美国 9 位、日本 5 位居多。
• Review is single anonymized, official figures give 72 days for review and 93 days from submission to acceptance, and papers that fail the English standard are not accepted.评审为单盲，官方数据显示审稿 72 天、从投稿到录用 93 天，英文不达标的稿件不予接受。