Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Journal of Remote Sensing
ISSN 2694-1589 · American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · United States
Journal of Remote Sensing: CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 208 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Remote Sensing is published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 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 Remote Sensing and Land Use, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Remote Sensing aims to publish high-quality, online-only, Open Access publications to benefit the earth observation community, open to everyone in need of them. Scope: The Journal of Remote Sensing focuses on the theory, science, and technology of remote sensing, as well as interdisciplinary research with earth science and information science. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, editorials, and perspectives. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: Radiative transfer modelling Biogeosciences remote sensing Land cover and land use Agriculture, forestry and range Atmospheric science and meteorology Ocean and inland water remote sensing Snow, ice and glaciers Remote sensing of energy, water and biogeochemistry cycles Natural hazards/disasters and environment sciences Image processing, data fusion, data mining and data assimilation Advanced remote sensing techniques and spectral-radiometric measurements Interdisciplinary research in artificial intelligence and big data
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Executive Editors-in-ChiefAssociate EditorsEditorialPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 28 in mainland China (about 58%); most named Mainland China 28, United States 7, Germany 4, Italy 2, United Kingdom 1 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science17.8%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science9.2%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences7.4%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationEngineering5.8%
- Soil Moisture and Remote SensingEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences4%
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 11Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 259 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 58 | 34 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 511 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 1,137 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 838 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 809 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 2,493 |
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
208 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 157 days – 266 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 291 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (130 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- editoriale importance to the research community. Editorials should have fewer than 1,000 words total, no abstract, a minimal number of references (no moremain text ≤ 1,000 words
- perspectivethe experiments described in the paper. Perspectives are generally between 2,000 and 4,000 words total (including abstract, main text, references and figuremain text ≤ 4,000 words
- research articler tables and about 60 references. Total research article length should be under 15,000 words. Supplementary materials should be limited to information tmain text ≤ 15,000 words
- reviewline of important unresolved questions. Reviews should be no longer than 8,000 words, although longer manuscripts will be considered. Authors mamain text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articleReview articles should describe and synthesize recent developments of interdisciplinary significance and highlight future directions.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
Authors hold copyright; publisher holds exclusive license Model summary
Journal of Remote Sensing content is Open Access, published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) on a continuous basis. This means that content is freely available to all readers upon publication and content is published as soon as production is complete. Nanjing Agricultural University holds an exclusive license to the content, the author(s) hold copyright and retain the right to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY license Model summary
Journal of Remote Sensing content is Open Access, published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) on a continuous basis.
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
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2694-1589
- Society / sponsor
- AIR-CAS
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Journal of Remote Sensing
What CAS zone is Journal of Remote Sensing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Remote Sensing is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary / 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 Journal of Remote Sensing?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 11 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 11.4, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Remote Sensing?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 208 days (interquartile range 157–266 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Journal of Remote Sensing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Journal of Remote Sensing based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 28 (about 58%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (28), United States (7) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Remote Sensing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Remote Sensing is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Remote Sensing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Remote Sensing is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .