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Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2056-3485eISSN2056-3485

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

194

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 155d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.574

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.535

Total Worksi

555

Total Citationsi

13,176

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Remote Sensing; Computers in Earth Sciences; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications555

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-3485 / 2056-3485

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

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

Citations received

1.8k

2019

1.7k

2020

1.6k

2021

1.3k

2022

802

2023

417

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.

Computers in Earth SciencesQ1

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyComputers in Earth Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Species Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife Ecology and ConservationRemote Sensing in AgricultureRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsMarine animal studies overviewLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesWildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationRangeland and Wildlife ManagementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation

Is Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation?

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 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 2.82.

Is Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation?