Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Computers in Earth Sciences
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
ISSN 2056-3485 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.24; fully open access; APC about USD 3,950; median 190 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Remote Sensing in Agriculture, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is a fully open access journal from Wiley and the Zoological Society of London. Remote sensing has enormous potential as to provide information on the state of, and pressures on, biological diversity and ecosystem services, at multiple spatial and temporal scales. This new publication provides a forum for multidisciplinary research in remote sensing science, ecological research and conservation science. Indexing information: Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) Current Contents: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Open Access Journal Index – OAJ (NSLC & CEPIEC) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Computers in Earth Sciences
Editor-in-chief Nathalie PettorelliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 14%); most named United Kingdom 14, United States 11, Mainland China 8, Australia 5, Germany 4 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science14.1%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science11.8%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science10.1%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 5.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 312OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 52Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 305,210Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 595 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 32 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 152 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 513 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 901 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 1,430 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 1,724 |
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
190 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 147 days – 263 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 236 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (131 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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 181 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,950 / GBP 2,430 / EUR 3,360 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,590 / EUR 3,050 / GBP 2,210 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,100 / GBP 1,910 / EUR 2,640 | 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- interdisciplinary perspectiveInterdisciplinary perspective - maximum of 4000 words, excluding acknowledgements, references and figure and table legends.Length not stated
- methods and toolsMethods and Tools - (up to 4000 words total, including tables/figure captions, statements and references list) are articles that describe new software scripts o…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal research article - maximum of 5000 words, excluding acknowledgements, references and figure and table legends.main text ≤ 5,000 words
- perspectivesitive contributions. Interdisciplinary perspective - maximum of 4000 words, excluding acknowledgements, references and figure and tablmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- policy forumPolicy forum - maximum of 4000 words, excluding acknowledgements, references and figure and table legends.Length not stated
- revieweferences and figure and table legends. Review - maximum of 4000 words, excluding acknowledgements, references and figure table lemain text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration on the Use of AI
Authors are required to disclose the use of AI tools in a Declaration of AI Use after the Acknowledgements section. The declaration should specify the tool used, version, and purpose, while the author retains full responsibility for the accuracy of all parts of the work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors descr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data sharing
Data sharing expected Model summary
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Whenever possible the scripts and other artefacts used to generate the analyses presented in the paper should also be publicly archived. Exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the editor for sensitive information such as human subject data o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical standards for the use of monitoring devices
Where research involves the use of monitoring devices that could collect data on people (e.g. drones, camera traps, audio recorders or other devices), or the use of data on people’s behaviour or opinions derived from social media or other technologies, steps should be taken to ensure that the research is conducted in a socially responsible manner that does not violate privacy or cause other unnece…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers and an Assistant Editor. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. In-house submissions, i.e. papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints accepted Model summary
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Authors may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2056-3485
- Society / sponsor
- Zoological Society of London
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
What CAS zone is Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Ecology / Remote Sensing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.24; CiteScore 11.1, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 190 days (interquartile range 147–263 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: 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 Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (14), United States (11) and Mainland China (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation open access, and what is the APC?
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,950.
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: .