该杂志旨在为计算机科学、工程和数学背景的研究人员提供一个机会，在快速新兴的特设和传感器无线网络领域传播和交流知识。它将全面覆盖物理、数据链路、网络和传输层，以及传感器、本地、卫星、车辆、个人和移动自组网的应用、安全、模拟和电源管理问题。该期刊的主要关注点是发表原稿，包括定期论文、短篇论文、研究笔记和通讯、评论和调查论文。为了及时传播评估可能需要大量时间并造成出版延迟的观点，本杂志的一个独特特点是允许作者在部分或不事先进行实验评估的情况下出版有前途的概念和算法。
The journal seeks to provide an opportunity for researchers from computer science, engineering and mathematical backgrounds to disseminate and exchange knowledge in the rapidly emerging field of ad hoc and sensor wireless networks. It will comprehensively cover physical, data link, network and transport layers, as well as application, security, simulation and power management issues in sensor, local area, satellite, vehicular, personal, and mobile ad hoc networks. The main focus of the journal is to publish original contributions, including regular papers, short papers, research notes and communications, review and survey papers. In order to provide timely dissemination of ideas whose evaluation may require significant time and impose publication delays, one of the unique features of this journal is to allow authors the publication of promising concepts and algorithms with either partial or without prior experimental evaluation.