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Science of Remote Sensing

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2020

ISSN2666-0172eISSN2666-0172

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.897

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.654

Total Worksi

419

Total Citationsi

5,146

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Imaging Science & Photographic Technology; Remote Sensing; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Forestry.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 95 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications419

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-0172 / 2666-0172

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, 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

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

1.7k

2020

1.2k

2021

749

2022

952

2023

862

2024

169

554

2025

138

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

ForestryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesImaging Science & Photographic TechnologyRemote Sensing

Scopus Categories

ForestryEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote Sensing in AgricultureRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesRemote-Sensing Image ClassificationSoil Moisture and Remote SensingSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesFire effects on ecosystemsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsForest ecology and managementClimate change and permafrost

Frequently asked questions about Science of Remote Sensing

Is Science of Remote Sensing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science of Remote Sensing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Science of Remote Sensing?

Science of Remote Sensing 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 3.19.

Is Science of Remote Sensing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science of Remote Sensing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Science of Remote Sensing?