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Drones

MDPI AG · Switzerland · Est. 2016

eISSN2504-446X

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Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

Journal Impact Factor

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H-Index

SNIP

1.485

Total Works

3,462

Total Citations

47,334

2yr Mean Citedness

4.85

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the development and application of unmanned systems, including drones, unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), and unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). Research covers autonomous navigation, trajectory tracking, collision avoidance, localization, and control strategies in various environments such as uneven terrain, maritime settings, and GPS-denied areas. It also addresses cooperative behaviors in multi-unmanned vehicle systems, mission planning, and reliability evaluation. Applications include disaster relief, logistics, public security, environmental monitoring, and aerial mapping.

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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 Cost$2,600Above median

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

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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, 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?

$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

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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