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Spatial Information Research

Korean Spatial Information Society · Singapore · Est. 1993

ISSN2366-3286eISSN2366-3294

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.511

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.83

Total Worksi

990

Total Citationsi

8,547

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Spatial Information Research is an international interdisciplinary journal that publishes high-quality research articles in spatial information science. Covers technology, policy, and practice in the field of spatial information science. Explores both operational and computational issues of spatial information. Mixes academia and industry for a unique perspective on Spatial Information Science. Publishes a variety of article types, including original research articles, reviews and special case reports.

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications990

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Korean Spatial Information Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2366-3286 / 2366-3294

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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

1.2k

2019

1.4k

2020

678

2021

878

2022

572

2023

207

2024

198

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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Computers in Earth SciencesQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Remote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsArtificial IntelligenceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentComputers in Earth Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesGeographic Information Systems StudiesRemote Sensing in AgricultureData Management and AlgorithmsHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesRemote Sensing and Land UseRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsLandslides and related hazardsCOVID-19 epidemiological studies

Frequently asked questions about Spatial Information Research

Is Spatial Information Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Spatial Information Research: 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 Spatial Information Research?

Spatial Information Research 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 2.73.

Is Spatial Information Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Spatial Information Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.