Journal profile · REMOTE SENSING
Geodesy and Cartography
ISSN 2080-6736 · eISSN 2300-2581 · Vilnius Gediminas Technical University · Lithuania
Geodesy and Cartography: fully open access; no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geodesy and Cartography is published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures, GNSS positioning and interference and Historical Geography and Cartography, together about 49.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geodesy and Cartography is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original research papers. It publishes papers in the following fields of research: study, establishment and improvement of the geodesy and mapping technologies, establishing and improving the geodetic networks, theoretical and practical principles of developing standards for geodetic measurements, mathematical treatment of the geodetic and photogrammetric measurements, controlling and application of the permanent GPS stations, study and measurements of Earth’s figure and parameters of the gravity field, study and development the geoid models, study and measurements of the vertical and horizontal movements of the Earth’s crust, geodetic information systems, information systems for land management and real estate cadastre, cadastral surveying, photogrammetric methods in mapping systems, digital mapping methods.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REMOTE SENSING
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 3, Switzerland 1, Sweden 1, Iran 1, Denmark 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geodetic Measurements and Engineering StructuresEngineering18.8%
- GNSS positioning and interferenceEngineering16.1%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences14.6%
- Statistical and numerical algorithmsMathematics8%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsEngineering5.1%
- Satellite Image Processing and PhotogrammetryEngineering4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Earth and Planetary Sciences | Q3 | 123/201 | 39th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2026
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.24Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 368 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 85 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- articlesThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal.Length not stated
- original paperThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
- original research paperspublishing original research papersLength not stated
- reviewThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship Author Contributions and Acknowledgments
Each person who made an intellectual contribution to the research, and the evaluation/analysis and to the writing of the article (see the ICMJE definition of authorship) should be named as an author. People who contributed to the work (but do not fulfil the authorship criteria) should be listed in the Acknowledgments, along with their contributions. You must ensure that anyone named in the acknowl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Authors must also provide a disclosure statement within the article which will acknowledge any financial, professional, personal interest or benefit they have arising from the direct applications of their research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The journals published by VILNIUS TECH all adhere to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, https://publicationethics.org/core-practices) and follow their guidelines in respect of publication ethics and managing problems when they arise. All authors are expected to comply with good practice in regard to their research and the reporting of their research. See further in th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and publication
During submission you will be asked to sign various warranties about the article (see Journal policies). These include affirming that it is original and does not infringe any legal or personal rights (e.g. copyright, libel or privacy). Authors retain copyright in their articles, but grant VILNIUS TECH the right of the first publication. All papers will be published open access under a Creative Com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review and decisions
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The journal uses double-blind peer review (neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of each other) to avoid bias. See the journal policies Peer review. Manuscripts should be submitted as two separate files in Word format (see in Template of a manuscript). After submission all articles are evaluated by the editorial office and may be immediately rejected if they are considered to be …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2080-6736
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-2581
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geodesy and Cartography
How long does peer review take at Geodesy and Cartography?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Geodesy and Cartography?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Geodesy and Cartography based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (3), Switzerland (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geodesy and Cartography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geodesy and Cartography is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Geodesy and Cartography open access, and what is the APC?
Geodesy and Cartography is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .