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Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

SPIE · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1931-3195eISSN1931-3195

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.377

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.494

Total Worksi

3,621

Total Citationsi

48,405

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Imaging Science & Photographic Technology; Remote Sensing; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,621

Publisher OrgSPIE

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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?

SPIE

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1931-3195 / 1931-3195

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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

253

2.9k

2019

244

2.3k

2020

249

2.4k

2021

232

1.2k

2022

165

760

2023

208

575

2024

166

101

2025

105

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesImaging Science & Photographic TechnologyRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationRemote Sensing in AgricultureRemote Sensing and Land UseRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsAdvanced Image Fusion TechniquesSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesAdvanced SAR Imaging TechniquesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesInfrared Target Detection MethodologiesSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Is Journal of Applied Remote Sensing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Remote Sensing: 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 Applied Remote Sensing?

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 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 1.20.

Is Journal of Applied Remote Sensing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Applied Remote Sensing?