Journal profile · Remote Sensing
GPS Solutions
ISSN 1080-5370 · eISSN 1521-1886 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1995
GPS Solutions: CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.4; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,790; median 213 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 210 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GPS Solutions is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 GNSS positioning and interference, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, together about 65.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GPS Solutions is a scientific journal. It is published quarterly and features system design issues and a full range of current and emerging applications of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, local systems, and augmentations. Novel, innovative, or highly demanding uses are of prime interest. Areas of application include: aviation, surveying and mapping, forestry and agriculture, maritime and waterway navigation, public transportation, time and frequency comparisons and dissemination, space and satellite operations, law enforcement and public safety, communications, meteorology and atmospheric science, geosciences, monitoring global change, technology and engineering, GIS, geodesy, and others. GPS Solutions addresses the latest developments in GNSS infrastructure, mathematical modeling, algorithmic developments and data analysis, user hardware, and general issues that impact the user community. Contributions from the entire spectrum of GNSS professionals are represented, including university researchers, scientists from government laboratories, receiver industry and other commercial developers, public officials, and business leaders. Information on Open Research Funding and Support may be found here: https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/institutional-agreements Abstracted/Indexed in: GPS Solutions is indexed in ISI.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Remote Sensing
Editor-in-chief Panagiotis VergadosPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 9%); most named United States 18, Mainland China 6, Germany 4, Australia 4, Netherlands 4 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- GNSS positioning and interferenceEngineering32.4%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences17.3%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy15.8%
- Inertial Sensor and NavigationEngineering8.4%
- Advanced Frequency and Time StandardsPhysics and Astronomy7.6%
- Indoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesEngineering3.7%
- Soil Moisture and Remote SensingEnvironmental Science2.5%
- Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor NetworksComputer Science2.2%
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 | 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 | Remote Sensing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 5.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,534OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 215LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 645,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,529 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 53 | 75 |
| 2025 | 210 | 58 | 935 |
| 2024 | 207 | 68 | 2,138 |
| 2023 | 212 | 53 | 3,371 |
| 2022 | 163 | 42 | 2,885 |
| 2021 | 164 | 47 | 4,354 |
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
213 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 150 days – 305 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 239 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (401 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,790 / EUR 4,190 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in GPS Solutions, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1080-5370
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-1886
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GPS Solutions
What CAS zone is GPS Solutions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GPS Solutions is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category 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 GPS Solutions?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.4; CiteScore 8.6, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at GPS Solutions?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 213 days (interquartile range 150–305 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 GPS Solutions?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 GPS Solutions based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), Mainland China (6) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index GPS Solutions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GPS Solutions is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is GPS Solutions open access, and what is the APC?
GPS Solutions is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,790.
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: .