Journal profile · REMOTE SENSING
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
ISSN 1225-6161 · eISSN 2287-9307 · Korean Society of Remote Sensing
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 21 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 95 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing is published by Korean Society of Remote Sensing 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 and Land Use, Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions and Legal and Regulatory Analysis, together about 24.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): REMOTE SENSING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences9.4%
- Internet of Things and Social Network InteractionsComputer Science7.7%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences7.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering7.4%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education StudiesMedicine4.8%
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 | Remote Sensing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,609 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 2 |
| 2025 | 95 | 95 | 90 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | 180 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 4 |
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
21 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 15 days – 32 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 42 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (219 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".
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Korean Society of Remote Sensing
- ISSN
- 1225-6161
- Electronic ISSN
- 2287-9307
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
What CAS zone is Korean Journal of Remote Sensing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Korean Journal of Remote Sensing is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Remote Sensing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Korean Journal of Remote Sensing?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 21 days (interquartile range 15–32 days). 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 Korean Journal of Remote Sensing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Korean Journal of Remote Sensing is indexed in Scopus.
Is Korean Journal of Remote Sensing open access, and what is the APC?
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .