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Remote Sensing

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2009

ISSN2072-4292eISSN2072-4292

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.011

H-Indexi

265

SNIPi

1.296

Total Worksi

41,325

Total Citationsi

1,063,483

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications41,325

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2072-4292 / 2072-4292

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, 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

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

3.1k

142k

2019

4.2k

174k

2020

5.2k

142k

2021

6.5k

129k

2022

5.7k

80k

2023

4.7k

40k

2024

4.1k

16k

2025

2.8k

994

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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryImaging Science & Photographic TechnologyRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote Sensing in AgricultureRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsRemote-Sensing Image ClassificationLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesCryospheric studies and observationsRemote Sensing and Land Use3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageSoil Moisture and Remote SensingFlood Risk Assessment and Management

Frequently asked questions about Remote Sensing

Is Remote Sensing a predatory journal?

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

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 3.99.

Is Remote Sensing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Remote Sensing?