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Journal of Spatial Science

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1449-8596eISSN1836-5655

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.37

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.733

Total Worksi

743

Total Citationsi

8,147

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Spatial Science publishes research on spatial science, including cartography, geographic information science, digital image analysis and photogrammetry, and remote sensing. It also aims to explore topics under computer vision and pattern recognition.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications743

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1449-8596 / 1836-5655

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

666

2019

255

2020

254

2021

131

2022

241

2023

247

2024

2025

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Atmospheric ScienceQ3

Energy (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Energy (miscellaneous)Atmospheric ScienceGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geographic Information Systems StudiesGNSS positioning and interferenceRemote Sensing in AgricultureGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsRemote-Sensing Image ClassificationData Management and AlgorithmsRemote Sensing and Land Use3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Spatial Science

Is Journal of Spatial Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Spatial Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Spatial Science?

Journal of Spatial Science 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 3.16.

Is Journal of Spatial Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Spatial Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.