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ECS Sensors Plus seeks contributions for a focus issue on electrochemical biofilm sensing.
Biofilms, which are widespread in natural systems and engineered applications, play important roles in industrial water treatment, the food industry, medical applications, and environmental sustainability. In these contexts, biofilm development often causes operational efficiency problems, product or equipment contamination, and adverse effects on human and environmental health. Conventional methods for biofilm detection are often time-consuming and non-real time. Electrochemical methods possess unique properties in sensitivity and speed and can work with miniaturized devices. New advances in materials science and microfabrication technology, and the development of advanced data analytics over the last few years, have further broadened the capabilities of electrochemical sensors for real-time monitoring of biofilms.
This focus issue covers, but is not limited to:
- Advanced electrochemical methods for biofilm detection and quantification;
- Integration of sensors with microfluidic systems for in situ monitoring;
- Mechanistic insights into electron transfer at the electrode–biofilm interface;
- Novel materials and surface functionalization strategies for enhanced sensitivity;
- AI-driven signal processing and data analytics for electrochemical sensing;
- Industrial applications in water systems, food processing, and healthcare.
ECS Sensors Plus invites researchers to submit articles in the following topical interest areas to the ECSSP: Focus Issue on Electrochemical Biofilm Sensing:
- AI-Enabled Sensors – AI in Multimodal Sensing
- Integrated Sensor Systems
- Microfluidic Devices
- Novel Sensing Materials
- Novel Sensing Materials – Nanocomposites for Sensing
- Novel Sensing Materials – All Aspects of Physical and Chemical Sensors
- Novel Sensor Fabrication Techniques
- Sensor Arrays
- Smart Sensors for Industry 4.0
Follow this link for more on scope and topical interest areas: About the journal – ECS Sensors Plus – IOPscience.
Additional requirements
- Graphical abstracts are mandatory for submissions to ECS Sensors Plus (ECSSP). All graphical abstract files included with the submission must be in a JPEG, JPG, PNG, or TIF format, with the text “GA” as the prefix of the filename, e.g., “GA[filename].jpg”. Upload all graphical abstract files separately as source files. Select “source file” from the drop-down list when uploading files. Do not embed graphical abstracts in manuscript source files or as supplementary files or information.
- Highlights are mandatory for submissions to ECS Sensors Plus(ECSSP). Highlights are three to five (3-5) short, bullet sentences of a maximum of 85 characters in length including spaces. These bullet sentences are distinct from the article abstract and keywords, and call out for the reader the novelty, significance, advances, and impact the article has on the scholarly record.
- Manuscript files submitted in Word: Highlights must be provided as separate Word documents named “Highlights.” Select “source file” from the drop-down list when uploading files.
- Manuscript files submitted in TeX: Highlights must be provided as separate TeX documents named “Highlights.” Select “source file” from the drop-down list when uploading files.
Accepting submissions: February 27, 2026 | Submission deadline: June 30, 2026
(APC charges are waived for papers accepted by September 30, 2026)
Guest Editors
Stephan Warnat, Montana State University, US | stephan.warnat@montana.edu
Ritu Kataky, Durham University, UK | ritu.kataky@durham.ac.uk
Michael Neubauer, Montana State University, US | michaelneubauer@montana.edu
Dipankar Koley, Oregon State University, US | Dipankar.Koley@oregonstate.edu
Associate Editors
Praveen Sekhar, Washington State University, US | praveen.sekhar@wsu.edu
Michael Adachi, Simon Fraser University, Canada | mmadachi@sfu.ca
Thiagarajan Soundappan, Navajo Technical University, US | tsoundappan@navajotech.edu
Trisha Andrew, University of Massachusetts Amherst, US | tandrew@umass.edu
Jeffrey Bell, Washington State University, US | jeffrey.g.bell@wsu.edu
Itthipon Jeerapan, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand | itthipon.j@psu.ac.th
Interim Editor-in-Chief
Netz Arroyo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US | netz.arroyo@electrochem.org
Articles are published in a standard issue of the journal as they are accepted. If selected at submission, accepted papers are published online in the ECS Digital Library on IOPscience within 24 hours of scheduling for publication. The version of record is published online within approximately 10 days of final acceptance.
Visit the ECS website for author submission instructions and requirements for each article type.
OPEN ACCESS: ECS Sensors Plus is a gold open access journal covering a wide range of fundamental and applied aspects of various sensors. APC charges are waived for papers accepted by September 30, 2026, for this new gold open-access journal. Discounts are applied at the time of payment.