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Remote Sensing of Environment

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0034-4257eISSN1879-0704

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.972

H-Index

451

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.28

Total Works

11,812

Total Citations

1,328,992

2yr Mean Citedness

8.82

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Retractions

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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