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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2011

ISSN2220-9964eISSN2220-9964

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.713

H-Indexi

105

SNIPi

1.144

Total Worksi

5,897

Total Citationsi

113,806

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Geography, Physical; Remote Sensing; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development; Computers in Earth Sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,897

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2011

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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 Library

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?

2220-9964 / 2220-9964

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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

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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

590

17k

2019

761

20k

2020

858

18k

2021

610

2022

510

5.6k

2023

465

3.3k

2024

505

1.6k

2025

374

119

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

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Computers in Earth SciencesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsGeography, PhysicalRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and DevelopmentComputers in Earth Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geographic Information Systems StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisUrban Transport and AccessibilityData Management and AlgorithmsRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsTransportation Planning and OptimizationRemote Sensing in Agriculture

Frequently asked questions about ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Is ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information: 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 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information?

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 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 2.99.

Is ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.