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Remote Sensing of Environment

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0034-4257eISSN1879-0704

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

4.266

H-Indexi

451

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.28

Total Worksi

11,812

Total Citationsi

1,328,992

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Remote Sensing of Environment publishes on terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric sensing. The journal emphasizes biophysical and quantitative approaches to remote sensing at local to global scales, covering a wide range of applications and techniques within Earth observation. It focuses on the theory, science, applications, and technology of remote sensing studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency20 Times A Year, 2003-

StatusActive

Total Publications11,812

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0034-4257 / 1879-0704

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

545

63k

2019

527

49k

2020

492

35k

2021

450

22k

2022

431

16k

2023

510

10k

2024

518

2.9k

2025

265

159

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computers in Earth SciencesQ1

GeologyQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesImaging Science & Photographic TechnologyRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Soil ScienceGeologyComputers in Earth Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote Sensing in AgricultureRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesCryospheric studies and observationsUrban Heat Island Mitigation

Frequently asked questions about Remote Sensing of Environment

Is Remote Sensing of Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Remote Sensing of Environment: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Remote Sensing of Environment?

Remote Sensing of Environment is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 8.82.

Is Remote Sensing of Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Remote Sensing of Environment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.