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Drones

MDPI AG · Switzerland · Est. 2016

eISSN2504-446X

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

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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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.049

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.485

Total Worksi

3,462

Total Citationsi

47,334

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Remote Sensing; Aerospace Engineering; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science Applications; Control and Systems Engineering; Information Systems.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,462

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC CostCHF 2,600

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MDPI AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2504-446X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

CHF 2,600

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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)?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Aerospace EngineeringQ1

Artificial IntelligenceQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Information SystemsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Remote Sensing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

UAV Applications and OptimizationRobotic Path Planning AlgorithmsRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsAir Traffic Management and OptimizationRemote Sensing in Agriculture

Frequently asked questions about Drones

Is Drones a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Drones: 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 Drones?

Drones 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 4.85.

Is Drones indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Drones is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Drones?