Journal profile · REMOTE SENSING
Revista de Teledeteccion
ISSN 1133-0953 · eISSN 1988-8740 · Universitat Politécnica de Valencia · Spain
Revista de Teledeteccion: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Teledeteccion is published by Universitat Politécnica de Valencia 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 in Agriculture, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications and Land Use and Ecosystem Services, together about 39.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Spanish Journal of Remote Sensing / Revista de Teledetección (RAET) is a biannual scientific journal that publishes original research papers related to a wide range of methods and applications in remote sensing. A section is devoted to Practical cases describing experiences where remote sensing is used to develop land and territory management projects, missions, sensors or ground segments. Additionally, book reviews, programmes and teaching materials related to remote sensing applications and methods, and doctoral thesis summaries are included. Revista de Teledetección has been continuously published since 1993, and represents the official publication of the Spanish Association of Remote Sensing, being a reference in the context of new developments and applications of this technology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REMOTE SENSING
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 9, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Argentina 1, Peru 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science20.3%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science12.3%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationEngineering4.8%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy3.8%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2012
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2012
- 0.22Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 26,919Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 564 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 44 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 53 |
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
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 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted5
- book and software reviews3. BOOK AND SOFTWARE REVIEWS The Journal accepts critical reviews of books, software or teaching material related to remote sensing methods and applications, in…Length not stated
- practical cases2. PRACTICAL CASES The Journal includes a section to describe practical experiences where remote sensing techniques and technology have been used to develop lan…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articlesLength not stated
- review articlesReview articlesLength not stated
- scientific papers1. SCIENTIFIC PAPERS Scientific papers must be original and unpublished. The manuscript shall not exceed 25 pages length (DIN-A4) including abstract, figures, t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No submission charges or APCs. Model summary
The journal Revista de Teledetección does not have either article submission charges or article processing charges (APCs).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license from issue 55 (2020); authors retain authorship rights and grant journal right of first publication; no commercial use; derivatives under same license. Model summary
The authors publishing in Revista de Teledetección agree with the following terms: The authors retain the authorship rights and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work available simultaneously under a license and distribution "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International" (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), that allows the work to be shared with third parties and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond open access journal, no fees for authors or readers, institutionally funded. Model summary
This is a diamond open access journal, meaning both authors and readers do not pay any fees, and is institutionally funded.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous review required for peer-reviewed sections. Model summary
If you are submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, you must ensure that file is prepared for anonymous review
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
- Universitat Politécnica de Valencia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1133-0953
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-8740
- Society / sponsor
- Spanish Association of Remote Sensing
- 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 Revista de Teledeteccion
What CAS zone is Revista de Teledeteccion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Teledeteccion 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.
What is the impact factor of Revista de Teledeteccion?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Revista de Teledeteccion?
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 Revista de Teledeteccion?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word. 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 Revista de Teledeteccion based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (9), Germany (1) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Teledeteccion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Teledeteccion is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Teledeteccion open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Teledeteccion 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .