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PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2017

ISSN2512-2819

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.835

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.245

Total Worksi

361

Total Citationsi

3,653

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Imaging Science & Photographic Technology; Remote Sensing; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development; Instrumentation.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Frequency6 Issues Per Year, 2019-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications361

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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2512-2819

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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

215

2019

1.4k

2020

350

2021

436

2022

293

2023

235

2024

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

InstrumentationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Imaging Science & Photographic TechnologyRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and DevelopmentInstrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageRemote Sensing in AgricultureRemote-Sensing Image ClassificationRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesCryospheric studies and observationsSatellite Image Processing and PhotogrammetryLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesLandslides and related hazards

Frequently asked questions about PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science

Is PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science: 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 PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science?

PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science 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 2.07.

Is PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of PFG - Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science?