Journal profile · REMOTE SENSING
Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems
ISSN 2291-3467 · Canadian Science Publishing (Ottawa, Canada)
Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems: hybrid open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems is published by Canadian Science Publishing (Ottawa, Canada). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Aerospace and Aviation Technology and UAV Applications and Optimization, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Drone Systems and Applications (formerly the Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems) is an electronic-only, open-access, peer-reviewed journal that features research related to the rapidly emerging international field of unoccupied or uncrewed vehicle systems: i.e., remotely controlled or autonomous mobile robots that operate in the air, on the ground, on or below the water surface, or in outer space. <a href="/journal/dsa/about"><u>Read More</u></a>
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REMOTE SENSING
Editor-in-chief Dominique ChabotPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 25, United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Australia 3, South Korea 1 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science12%
- Aerospace and Aviation TechnologyEngineering10%
- UAV Applications and OptimizationEngineering9.4%
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences9.1%
- Wetland Management and ConservationEngineering7.8%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology5.5%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control and Optimization | Q1 | 17/118 | 86th |
| Aerospace Engineering | Q1 | 23/131 | 82nd |
| Automotive Engineering | Q1 | 23/102 | 77th |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q2 | 182/708 | 74th |
| Control and Systems Engineering | Q2 | 70/270 | 74th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q2 | 196/747 | 73rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.25%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 301 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 478 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 538 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 618 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 600 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 682 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Canadian Science Publishing (Ottawa, Canada)
- ISSN
- 2291-3467
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (25), United States (3) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .