IET Wireless Sensor Systems

Aims & Scope

IET Wireless Sensor Systems is aimed at the growing field of wireless sensor networks and distributed systems, which has been expanding rapidly in recent years and is evolving into a multi-billion dollar industry.

The Journal has been launched to give a platform to researchers and academics in the field and is intended to cover the research, engineering, technological developments, innovative deployment of distributed sensor and actuator systems.

Topics covered include, but are not limited to theoretical developments of: Innovative Architectures for Smart Sensors;Nano Sensors and Actuators Unstructured Networking; Cooperative and Clustering Distributed Sensors; Data Fusion for Distributed Sensors; Distributed Intelligence in Distributed Sensors; Energy Harvesting for and Lifetime of Smart Sensors and Actuators; Cross-Layer Design and Layer Optimisation in Distributed Sensors; Security, Trust and Dependability of Distributed Sensors.

The Journal also covers; Innovative Services and Applications for: Monitoring: Health, Traffic, Weather and Toxins; Surveillance: Target Tracking and Localization; Observation: Global Resources and Geological Activities (Earth, Forest, Mines, Underwater); Industrial Applications of Distributed Sensors in Green and Agile Manufacturing; Sensor and RFID Applications of the Internet-of-Things ("IoT"); Smart Metering; Machine-to-Machine Communications.

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Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Cattle health monitoring system using wireless sensor network: a survey from innovation perspective

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Bhisham, Deepika

• Energy‐efficient modified LEACH protocol for IoT application

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Trupti Mayee, Umesh Chandra, Sushanta Kumar

• Performance analysis of energy efficient clustering protocols for maximising lifetime of wireless sensor networks

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Dilip

• Mobility-based clustering protocol for wireless sensor networks with mobile nodes

  Citation: 126

  Authors: S., J., L.

• Energy efficient clustering protocol based on K‐means (EECPK‐means)‐midpoint algorithm for enhanced network lifetime in wireless sensor network

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Anindita, Debashis

• Routing protocol based on genetic algorithm for energy harvesting‐wireless sensor networks

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Yin, Wenbo

• Band‐stop filter sensor based on SIW cavity for the non‐invasive measuring of blood glucose

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Sina, Pejman, Mahmood, R.A.

• Fault tolerance in WSN through PE‐LEACH protocol

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Hitesh, Amiya Kumar

• Multi‐level stable and energy‐efficient clustering protocol in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Fifi, Rawya, Fayez W.

• Non‐zero‐sum game‐based trust model to enhance wireless sensor networks security for IoT applications

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Mohamed S., Lotfy, Osamu