Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Survey Review
ISSN 0039-6265 · eISSN 1752-2706 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Survey Review: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.34; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 158 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Survey Review is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, GNSS positioning and interference and Historical Geography and Cartography, together about 31% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Survey Review is a subscription-based, international journal that has been published continuously since 1931. The journal is published for Survey Review Ltd and brings together research, theory and practice of positioning and measurement, engineering surveying, cadastre and land management, and spatial information management. All papers are peer reviewed and are drawn from an international community, including government, private industry and academia. Survey Review is invaluable to practitioners, academics, researchers and students who are anxious to maintain their currency of knowledge in a rapidly developing field. Peer Review Statement Survey Review is an international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. It accepts the following types of article: research article, observation paper and letter to the editor. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission can be made online via Submission Portal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named United Kingdom 4, Mainland China 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
- GNSS positioning and interferenceEngineering9.9%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences9.3%
- Inertial Sensor and NavigationEngineering7.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsEngineering4.8%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Geodetic Measurements and Engineering StructuresEngineering4.1%
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 | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Remote Sensing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
GeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: OCLC
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
- 1.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.73Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 534OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 43,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,908 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | 56 | 16 | 76 |
| 2024 | 40 | 7 | 116 |
| 2023 | 43 | 10 | 165 |
| 2022 | 39 | 4 | 200 |
| 2021 | 54 | 6 | 437 |
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
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 223 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 187 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Survey Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readershi…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0039-6265
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-2706
- Society / sponsor
- Survey Review Ltd
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 410 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Survey Review
What CAS zone is Survey Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Survey Review is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary / 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 Survey Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.34; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Survey Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 109–223 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Survey Review based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Survey Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Survey Review is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Survey Review open access, and what is the APC?
Survey Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .