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IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1558-0644

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

2.397

H-Index

378

CiteScore

13.6

SNIP

2.369

Total Works

26,249

Total Citations

1,167,737

2yr Mean Citedness

6.28

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Aims & Scope

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS) focuses on the theory, concepts, and techniques of science and engineering as applied to sensing the land, oceans, atmosphere, and space and the processing, interpretation, and dissemination of this information. This journal publishes technical papers disclosing novel methodological advancement and significant research. Experimental data must be complete and clearly describe experimental apparatus, methods, and relevant experimental conditions.

⚡ 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 Published1976

FrequencyMonthly, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications26,249

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,800Above median

Peer Reviewsingle and/or double anonymous

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-0644

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single and/or double anonymous

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,800

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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?

Yes

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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

Times cited

2019

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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

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicGeochemistry & GeophysicsImaging Science & Photographic TechnologyRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesSoil Moisture and Remote SensingAdvanced SAR Imaging TechniquesRemote Sensing and Land UseAdvanced Image Fusion TechniquesRemote Sensing in AgricultureGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques