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GIScience and Remote Sensing

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

ISSN1548-1603eISSN1943-7226

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

1.689

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.655

Total Works

1,239

Total Citations

35,311

2yr Mean Citedness

4.48

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mathematical geography. Cartography; Environmental sciences. Topics: earth observation, remote sensing, earth sciences, geospatial information, environmental modelling, geographic information systems

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,239

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoLibrary of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, ChinaCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

1548-1603 / 1943-7226

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, Library of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, China, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote Sensing in AgricultureRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesRemote-Sensing Image ClassificationRemote Sensing and Land UseUrban Heat Island MitigationSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangePlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsCryospheric studies and observationsFire effects on ecosystems