Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a research article to the topic: “The 1st International Online Conference on Sensor and Actuator Networks (CSAN 2026)” within the “ Special Issue” section of the Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, (ISSN: 2224-2708, Impact Factor: 4.2) with a 15% discount on the publication fee.
Editorials type: Do not require peer review, only 3-4 pages long, and free of charge.
Perspectives type: Require peer review, follow the same processing workflow as articles, and receive the same discounts.
All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
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