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International Journal of Digital Earth

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1753-8955

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.2

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.355

Total Worksi

2,029

Total Citationsi

44,980

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography, Physical; Remote Sensing; Computer Science Applications; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,029

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

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

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSSNational Digital Preservation Program, China; Library of Congress

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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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?

1753-8955

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

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

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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

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

2.2k

2019

2.4k

2020

1.7k

2021

117

2.7k

2022

246

4.4k

2023

337

3.9k

2024

384

1.5k

2025

192

118

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Software

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote Sensing in AgricultureRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsGeographic Information Systems StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesRemote-Sensing Image ClassificationCryospheric studies and observationsRemote Sensing and Land UseData Management and AlgorithmsHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisFlood Risk Assessment and Management

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Digital Earth

Is International Journal of Digital Earth a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Digital Earth: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 International Journal of Digital Earth?

International Journal of Digital Earth 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 4.74.

Is International Journal of Digital Earth indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Digital Earth is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Digital Earth?