Journal profile · Remote Sensing
GIScience & Remote Sensing
ISSN 1548-1603 · eISSN 1943-7226 · TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · UNITED STATES · Bi-monthly · Founded 1962
GIScience & Remote Sensing: CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.83; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 139 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 149 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GIScience & Remote Sensing is published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD and is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications and Land Use and Ecosystem Services, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GIScience & Remote Sensing is a fully open access journal publishing original, peer-reviewed articles associated with geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing of the environment (including digital image processing), geoAI, spatial data mining, and geographic environmental modelling. Papers reflecting both basic and applied research are published. The journal prioritises high-profile, novel research and may reject papers before review based on perceived level of interest, impact, originality or significance. In support of reproducibility for all kinds of work, the journal requires that data and software used in the analysis be deposited in a repository that complies with the Open + FAIR policies of the COPDESS consortium. Peer Review Statement GIScience & Remote Sensing is an international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. The journal accepts the following type of article: research article, reviews, data notes and method articles. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All articles are made freely and permanently available online through gold open access publication. All peer review is single anonymized and submission can be made online via Submission Portal. *Please note that GIScience & Remote Sensing converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 59 (2022). From 2022 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Remote Sensing
Editor-in-chief Jungho ImPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 20%); most named United States 8, Mainland China 6, South Korea 4, Italy 2, Japan 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science20.3%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science11.2%
- Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationEngineering6.8%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.3%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceGeoRefPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, CABI, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, CSA Sustainability Science ABstacts, Ecology Abstracts, Water Resources Abstracts, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, GEOBASE, Online Computer Library Centre, Ovid, Wildlife Review Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 6.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.81Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.63Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 826OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 148LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 716,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 716,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,357 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 174 | 174 | 139 |
| 2025 | 149 | 149 | 801 |
| 2024 | 104 | 104 | 1,470 |
| 2023 | 114 | 114 | 2,439 |
| 2022 | 103 | 103 | 3,685 |
| 2021 | 79 | 49 | 2,815 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
139 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 173 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (343 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 18%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 4,165 / EUR 2,875 / GBP 2,392 / USD 2,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,880 / EUR 2,180 / USD 2,390 / AUD 3,265 | — | — | |
| LetPub | AUD 3,655 / USD 2,630 / EUR 2,520 / GBP 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,250 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4
- data notesThe journal accepts the following type of article: research article, reviews, data notes and method articles.Length not stated
- method articlesThe journal accepts the following type of article: research article, reviews, data notes and method articles.Length not stated
- research articleThe journal accepts the following type of article: research article, reviews, data notes and method articles.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal accepts the following type of article: research article, reviews, data notes and method articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Data availability
The journal requires that data and software used in the analysis be deposited in a repository that complies with the Open + FAIR policies of the COPDESS consortium. Model summary
In support of reproducibility for all kinds of work, the journal requires that data and software used in the analysis be deposited in a repository that complies with the Open + FAIR policies of the COPDESS consortium.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
GIScience & Remote Sensing is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review is single anonymized. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymized and submission can be made online via Submission Portal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
The journal prioritises high-profile, novel research and may reject papers before review based on perceived level of interest, impact, originality or significance. Model summary
The journal prioritises high-profile, novel research and may reject papers before review based on perceived level of interest, impact, originality or significance.
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
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 1962
- ISSN
- 1548-1603
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-7226
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GIScience & Remote Sensing
What CAS zone is GIScience & Remote Sensing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GIScience & Remote Sensing is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Geography, Physical / Remote Sensing; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of GIScience & Remote Sensing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.83; CiteScore 11.9, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at GIScience & Remote Sensing?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 139 days (interquartile range 108–173 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 months; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). 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 JCR quartile is GIScience & Remote Sensing in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of GIScience & Remote Sensing based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), Mainland China (6) and South Korea (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index GIScience & Remote Sensing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GIScience & Remote Sensing is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is GIScience & Remote Sensing open access, and what is the APC?
GIScience & Remote Sensing is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .