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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 2008

ISSN2151-1535
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 8.5. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.452
H-Indexi
161
CiteScorei
8.5
SNIPi
1.57
Total Worksi
11,546
Total Citationsi
252,917
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.43
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Aims & Scope

The IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing addresses the growing field of applications in Earth observations and remote sensing, and also provides a venue for the rapidly expanding special issues that are being sponsored by the IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society. The journal draws upon the experience of the highly successful “IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing” and provide a complementary medium for the wide range of topics in applied earth observations. The ‘Applications’ areas encompasses the societal benefit areas of the Global Earth Observations Systems of Systems (GEOSS) program. Through deliberations over two years, ministers from 50 countries agreed to identify nine areas where Earth observation could positively impact the quality of life and health of their respective countries. Some of these are areas not traditionally addressed in the IEEE context. These include biodiversity, health and climate. Yet it is the skill sets of IEEE members, in areas such as observations, communications, computers, signal processing, standards and ocean engineering, that form the technical underpinnings of GEOSS. Thus, the Journal attracts a broad range of interests that serves both present members in new ways and expands the IEEE visibility into new areas.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2008
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications11,546
Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2151-1535
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
518
17k
2019
659
25k
2020
889
27k
2021
763
18k
2022
881
15k
2023
1.5k
17k
2024
2k
6.9k
2025
1.6k
466
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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ1
Computers in Earth SciencesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicGeography, PhysicalImaging Science & Photographic TechnologyRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceComputers in Earth Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationRemote Sensing and Land UseRemote Sensing in AgricultureSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesAdvanced Image Fusion TechniquesRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsSoil Moisture and Remote SensingAdvanced SAR Imaging TechniquesAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesCryospheric studies and observations

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Is IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and 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 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing?

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 8.5.

Is IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing?

The IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing addresses the growing field of applications in Earth observations and remote sensing, and also provides a venue for the rapidly expanding special issues that are being sponsored by the IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society. The journal draws upon the experience of the highly successful “IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing” and provide a complementary medium for the wide range of topics in applied earth observations. The ‘Applications’ areas encompasses the societal benefit areas of the Glo

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref