Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
ISSN 1545-598X · eISSN 1558-0571 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.57; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 3.4 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 940 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Remote-Sensing Image Classification, Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques, together about 32.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (GRSL) publishes short papers (maximum length 5 pages) addressing new ideas and formative concepts in remote sensing as well as important new and timely results and concepts. Papers should relate to the theory, concepts and techniques of science and engineering as applied to sensing the earth, oceans, atmosphere and space, and the processing, interpretation, and dissemination of this information. The technical content of papers must be both new and significant. Experimental data must be complete and include sufficient description of experimental apparatus, methods, and relevant experimental conditions. GRSL encourages the incorporation of “extended objects” or “multimedia” such as animations to enhance the shorter papers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Editor-in-chief Ronny HaenschPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationEngineering13.7%
- Advanced SAR Imaging TechniquesEngineering9.6%
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesEngineering9.4%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences6.7%
- Advanced Image Fusion TechniquesEngineering5.4%
- Soil Moisture and Remote SensingEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesComputer Science4.3%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 4.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 179OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,039OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 940LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,994 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 734 | 76 | 185 |
| 2025 | 940 | 91 | 2,312 |
| 2024 | 1,123 | 109 | 8,886 |
| 2023 | 912 | 94 | 12,606 |
| 2022 | 848 | 80 | 14,763 |
| 2021 | 953 | 162 | 18,866 |
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 3.4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1545-598X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-0571
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
What CAS zone is IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Geochemistry & Geophysics / Imaging Science & Photographic Technology / Remote Sensing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.57; CiteScore 11.1, h-index 179.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters?
Authors report an average review time of about 3.4 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.
Which databases index IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
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: .