Journal profile · Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
International Journal of Remote Sensing
ISSN 0143-1161 · eISSN 1366-5901 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1980
International Journal of Remote Sensing: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.58; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 138 days to acceptance (120 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 395 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Remote Sensing is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Remote-Sensing Image Classification and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, together about 36% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Remote Sensing (IJRS) is a subscription-based peer reviewed journal publishing international research on remote sensing of the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere and the terrestrial earth, as well as human modifications to the earth system. An official journal of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society, International Journal of Remote Sensing addresses the theory, science and technology of remote sensing and novel applications of remotely sensed data. The IJRS Drones Section publishes research related to remote sensing with unmanned aerial systems (UASs, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones) The journal covers the following topics: Remotely sensed data collection, analysis, interpretation and display Surveying from space, air, water and ground platforms Imaging and related sensors Image processing Use of remotely sensed data Economic surveys and cost-benefit analyses The International Journal of Remote Sensing accepts original research articles and review papers. The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. RSPSoc members can publish their work Gold Open Access for a discounted article publishing charge (APC). Please email tricia.pantos@tandf.co.uk with your RSPSoc membership number if you would like to choose this option.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
Editor-in-chief Kevin TanseyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, Spain 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science17.1%
- Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationEngineering10.6%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesEngineering4.1%
- Soil Moisture and Remote SensingEnvironmental Science3.3%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 4 |
| 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 | Remote Sensing | Zone 4 |
| 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 | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Astrophysics Data System, ACM Guide to Computing Literature, British Library Inside, CAB International, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, CSIRO, EBSCO Databases, GEOBASE, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), New Jour, Photogrammetric Record, SciBase, Zetoc
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
- 2.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 151LetPub ·
- h-index
- 267OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,024OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 386LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 655,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,014 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 383 | 63 | 117 |
| 2025 | 395 | 69 | 831 |
| 2024 | 404 | 86 | 2,357 |
| 2023 | 399 | 80 | 3,366 |
| 2022 | 285 | 48 | 3,688 |
| 2021 | 334 | 56 | 5,364 |
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
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (120 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 157 days
- Sample
- 120 articles with submission and acceptance dates (879 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 4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,290 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- research articleThe International Journal of Remote Sensing accepts original research articles and review papers.Length not stated
- review paperThe International Journal of Remote Sensing accepts original research articles and review papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Remote Sensing is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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 dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.
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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0143-1161
- Electronic ISSN
- 1366-5901
- Society / sponsor
- Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 17 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Remote Sensing
What CAS zone is International Journal of Remote Sensing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Remote Sensing is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 International Journal of Remote Sensing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.58; CiteScore 5, h-index 267.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Remote Sensing?
Based on the dates recorded on 120 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 106–184 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Remote Sensing based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Remote Sensing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Remote Sensing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Remote Sensing open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Remote Sensing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .