Journal profile
Nova Geodesia
ISSN 2810-2754 · Society of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT) · Romania
Nova Geodesia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nova Geodesia is published by Society of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures, Remote Sensing in Agriculture and GNSS positioning and interference, together about 23.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nova Geodesia is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to research and innovative applications in geodesy, surveying, positioning, mapping, geographic information science, remote sensing, photogrammetry, LiDAR, land administration, spatial planning, and related geospatial fields. The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies in environmental, engineering, agricultural, forestry, landscape, natural-resource, socio-economic, and policy domains, provided that they include a substantive geospatial component and a clear contribution to knowledge, methodology, or practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Paul SESTRAS LecturerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 22, United States 2, Australia 2, India 1, Italy 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geodetic Measurements and Engineering StructuresEngineering11.4%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science6%
- GNSS positioning and interferenceEngineering6%
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 123 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 52 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 50 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 31 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 11 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- editorialsThe journal publishes Research Articles, Review Articles, Notes, and Editorials.Length not stated
- notesThe journal publishes Research Articles, Review Articles, Notes, and Editorials.Length not stated
- research articlesThe journal publishes Research Articles, Review Articles, Notes, and Editorials.Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal publishes Research Articles, Review Articles, Notes, and Editorials.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of Generative AI
Authors must comply with the journal’s Use of Generative AI policy. Generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for: accuracy; originality; citations; data integrity; confidentiality; copyright compliance; ethical compliance. Substantive use of generative AI in drafting, translation, coding, analysis, image generation, or other scientific work must be disclose…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and Contributions
Authors retain copyright. Model summary
All listed authors must meet recognized authorship criteria and must: have made a substantial contribution to the work; approve the final version; agree to the submission; accept responsibility for their contribution; cooperate in resolving questions concerning the integrity of the work. Individuals who contributed but do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged with their permission. G…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
Authors should include a Data Availability Statement. The statement may indicate that: data are available in a named repository with a persistent identifier; data are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request; data are included in the article or Supplementary Material; data cannot be shared because of legal, ethical, privacy, contractual, security, or third-party restrictions; …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Approval and Informed Consent
Adheres to DOAJ principles and recognized recommendations on transparency, publication ethics, and responsible scholarly publishing. Model summary
Research involving humans, animals, personal data, protected areas, cultural heritage, biological materials, or regulated fieldwork must comply with applicable ethical and legal standards. Authors must provide, where applicable: ethics committee name; approval number; approval date; informed-consent statement; animal welfare statement; permit or licence number; access authorization; relevant data-…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Authors retain copyright; CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
The submitted artwork must be original or lawfully reusable. Authors are responsible for ensuring that all photographs, illustrations, maps, satellite imagery, aerial or UAV imagery, graphical elements, datasets, basemaps, or other materials incorporated into the image may legally be used and published. Where third-party material is included, all necessary permissions, licences, or other rights mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access and Licensing
No submission fees, APCs, review fees, page charges, colour charges, supplementary material fees, or publication fees. Model summary
All published content is made freely and immediately available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). There are no submission fees or article processing charges (APCs). Authors retain copyright and grant the journal and publisher a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, archive, preserve, and disseminate the work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Editorial Decisions
Double-blind peer review for Research Articles, Review Articles, and Notes. Model summary
The journal uses double-blind peer review for Research Articles, Review Articles, and Notes. Manuscripts selected for external review are normally sent to at least two independent experts. The journal seeks to obtain two or more substantive reports whenever possible. Reviewers provide recommendations and do not make editorial decisions. The Editor-in-Chief has overall responsibility for the editor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal may consider manuscripts previously posted as preprints, provided that: the preprint is disclosed at submission; the manuscript has not undergone formal journal publication; the authors retain the necessary rights; the preprint record is updated with the final citation and DOI after publication, where possible. Posting a preprint does not guarantee acceptance.
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
- Society of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT)
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2810-2754
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nova Geodesia
How long does peer review take at Nova Geodesia?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Nova Geodesia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Nova Geodesia based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (22), United States (2) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nova Geodesia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nova Geodesia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nova Geodesia open access, and what is the APC?
Nova Geodesia 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .