Call for Papers: Wearable Sensors

Wearable sensors represent a cutting-edge frontier in the convergence of healthcare, technology, and data science. These devices, seamlessly integrated into clothing or directly worn on or implanted into the body, offer unprecedented opportunities for continuous monitoring of physiological parameters, environmental conditions, and physical activity. The advancements in wearable sensor technologies have the potential to revolutionize health monitoring, fitness tracking, environmental hazard assessment, disease management, preventive care and even early medical diagnosis by providing precise, real-time and continuous data.

This Special Issue in ACS Sensors aims to serve as a premier platform for the scientific community to showcase their high-quality research in the field of wearable sensors and bring together researchers, engineers, and practitioners to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and drive forward the innovation and application of wearable sensor technologies. We welcome contributions that explore fundamental principles, new materials, innovative sensor designs, advanced data analytics, and applications that push the boundaries of what wearable sensors can achieve and encourage submissions that provide insights into the challenges and future directions in the field.

We invite submissions on all topics related to wearable sensors, including (but not limited to):

• New materials or new structures for wearable sensors
• Design of wearable sensors with new or enhanced functions, including but not limited to physical and chemical sensors, and multi-mode devices
• Fabrication techniques of wearable sensors and systems, including but not limited to body patches, textile and fiber sensors, and their integrated smart systems.
• Integration of wearable sensing systems
• Energy harvesting and power management for wearable sensors
• Data processing, analysis techniques, machine learning and AI techniques for wearable sensors
• Innovative applications of wearable sensors
• Security and privacy issues related to wearable sensors

Organizing Editors

Prof. Yingying Zhang, Associate Editor, ACS Sensors
Tsinghua University, China

Submission Information

We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through December 1, 2024. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the journal’s Author Guidelines page.

Accepted manuscripts for consideration in this Special Issue will include Articles, Letters, Reviews, and Perspectives.Papers accepted for publication for this Special Issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online as soon as they are accepted. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online on a dedicated landing page to form the Special Issue. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.

How to Submit

• Log in to the ACS Paragon Plus submission site.
• Choose ACS Sensors.
• Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Wearable Sensors."

If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact Yingying Zhang (zhang-office@sensors.acs.org) and Managing Editor Nicole Camasso (n_camasso@acs.org).

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