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Drone Systems and Applications

Canadian Science Publishing · Canada · Est. 2021

ISSN2564-4939eISSN2564-4939

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.349

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.463

Total Works

118

Total Citations

657

2yr Mean Citedness

4.48

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the application, modeling, and control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). Articles cover topics such as bathymetric mapping, engine modeling for UAVs, air traffic management, trajectory optimization, semantic communication, emergency medical services, simultaneous localization and mapping, target tracking, environmental monitoring, energy contribution prediction, wildlife monitoring, path planning, and counter-drone systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications118

Publisher OrgCanadian Science Publishing

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~31 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Canadian Science Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2564-4939 / 2564-4939

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Automotive EngineeringQ2

Aerospace EngineeringQ3

Computer Science ApplicationsQ3

Control and OptimizationQ3

Control and Systems EngineeringQ3

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Remote Sensing

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringControl and OptimizationAerospace Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

UAV Applications and OptimizationAir Traffic Management and OptimizationRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationRobotic Path Planning Algorithms3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageDistributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsAerospace and Aviation TechnologyAvian ecology and behaviorRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsAerospace Engineering and Energy Systems