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IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine
ISSN 2168-6831 · IEEE Geosciene and Remote Sensing Society · UNITED STATES
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine: CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 16.31; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,995; 130 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine is published by IEEE Geosciene and Remote Sensing Society 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Remote-Sensing Image Classification and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 26.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine informs readers of activities in the IEEE GRS Society, its technical committees and chapters. GRSM also informs and educates readers via technical papers, provides information on international remote sensing activities and new satellite missions, publishes contributions on education activities, industrial and university profiles, conference news, book reviews, and a calendar of important events.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-General Computer Science
Editor-in-chief William J EmeryPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
- Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationEngineering8.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.4%
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesEngineering6.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.9%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science5.4%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences4.4%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science4.3%
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 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | 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 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | 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 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 2 |
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
- 16.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 13.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 27LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 27Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 284OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,374 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 146 | 21 | 58 |
| 2025 | 130 | 24 | 921 |
| 2024 | 112 | 30 | 1,706 |
| 2023 | 81 | 54 | 1,215 |
| 2022 | 78 | 48 | 3,185 |
| 2021 | 91 | 57 | 4,448 |
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.
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 2,995 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,995 | — | — |
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
- IEEE Geosciene and Remote Sensing Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-6831
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine
What CAS zone is IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Geochemistry & Geophysics / Imaging Science & Photographic Technology / 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 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 16.31; CiteScore 27, h-index 87.
Which databases index IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,995.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .