About this journal

Aims and scope

International Journal of Remote Sensing (IJRS) is a subscription-based peeer reviewed journal publishing international research on remote sensing of the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere and the terrestrial earth, as well as human modifications to the earth system.

An official journal of the   Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry SocietyInternational Journal of Remote Sensing addresses the theory, science and technology of remote sensing and novel applications of remotely sensed data.

The IJRS Drones Section publishes research related to remote sensing with unmanned aerial systems (UASs, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones)

The journal covers the following topics:

  • Remotely sensed data collection, analysis, interpretation and display
  • Surveying from space, air, water and ground platforms
  • Imaging and related sensors
  • Image processing
  • Use of remotely sensed data
  • Economic surveys and cost-benefit analyses

The International Journal of Remote Sensing accepts original research articles and review papers.

The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. RSPSoc members can publish their work Gold Open Access for a discounted article publishing charge (APC). Please email [email protected] with your RSPSoc membership number if you would like to choose this option.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 656K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 3.0 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 3.3 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 7.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 0.921 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.776 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 7 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 53 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 20 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 21% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief
Prof.  Kevin Tansey : University of Leicester, UK

Editor of the IJRS Drones Section

Prof. Anita Simic Milas: Bowling Green State University, OH, USA

Senior Associate Editors
Prof.  Zongyao Sha: Wuhan University, China
Prof. Guoqing Zhou: Guilin University of Technology, China

Review Papers Editor
Dr. Shoba Periasamy: Institute of Remote Sensing, Anna University, Chennai, India

Special Issues Editor
Dr Le Yu: Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Associate Editors
Prof. Gholamreza Akbarizadeh: Shahid ChamranUniversity of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran
Dr. Yakoub Bazi: King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Prof. Michael J. Collins: University of Calgary, Canada
Prof. Begüm Demir: Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Prof. Gutemberg B. França: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Prof. Marco Gianinetto: Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Dr Kasturi Devi Kanniah: University of Technology, Johor, Malaysia
Dr Xiaofeng Li: Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Prof. Farid Melgani: University of Trento, Italy
Prof. Maurizio Migliaccio: Università di Napoli, Italy
Dr Dongping Ming: China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
Prof. Mahesh Pal: National Institute of Technology, Kuruksheta, India
Dr Simonetta Paloscia: Instituto di Fisica Applicata nello Carrara Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Prof. Jian Peng: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig, Germany
Dr George Petropoulos: Harokopio University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Jie Shan: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Prof. Ramesh P. Singh: Chapman University, CA, USA
Prof. Costas A. Varotsos: University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Xue Wan: Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
Prof. Le Wang: University at Buffalo, NY, USA
Dr Pengxin Wang: China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Prof. Weicheng Wu: East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
Prof. Qinchuan Xin: Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Prof. Yong Xue: University of Derby, UK
Dr Volkan Yilmaz: Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Prof. Yanfei Zhong: Wuhan University, China

Chair of the Editorial Advisory Board
Prof. Lei Yan
: RS & GIS Institute, Peking University, Beijing, China

Social Media Editor
Dr Tom Potter
: Mount's Bay Labs, UK

Editorial Advisory Board
Prof. Peter Atkinson: Lancaster University, UK
Prof. Jin Chen: Beijing Normal University, China
Prof. Qi Chen:University of Hawaii, Mānoa, HI, USA
Prof. Neil I. Fox: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Prof. Peng Gong: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr Yang Hong: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Prof. Claudia Kuenzer: Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Wuerzburg, Germany
Dr Junli Li: Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Urumqi, China
Dr Xi Li: Wuhan University, China
Prof. Desheng Liu: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Dr Jianguo Liu: Imperial College, London, UK
Prof. Soe Myint: Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA
Prof. Arthur Roberts:Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Dr Jose A. Sobrino: University of Valencia, Spain
Prof. Douglas A. Stow:San Diego State University, CA, USA
Michael J. C. Weir:University of Twente, The Netherlands (retired)
Prof. Caiyun Zhang: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA


Editors-in-Chief Emeritus
Giles Foody
Timothy A. Warner
Arthur P. Cracknell

Abstracting and indexing

International Journal of Remote Sensing is currently abstracted and indexed in:

  • ACM Guide to Computing Literature
  • Astrophysics Data System
  • British Library Inside
  • CAB International
  • Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  • CSIRO
  • Current Contents®/Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences
  • EBSCO Databases
  • GEOBASE
  • GeoRefS
  • The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Inspec Direct databases
  • New Jour
  • Photogrammetric Record
  • SciBase
  • Science Citation Index®
  • Science Citation Index Expanded™
  • SCOPUS
  • Zetoc

Open access

International Journal of Remote Sensing is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.

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News, offers and calls for papers


Society information

Members of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) are eligible for a discounted personal subscription to the International Journal of Remote Sensing. For more details, please visit the RSPSoc membership page.

RSPSoc members publishing their work Gold Open Access can received 50% off the article publishing charge (APC). Please email [email protected] with your RSPSoc membership number if you would like to choose this option.

To become an RSPSoc member, please visit https://www.rspsoc.org.uk/ or email [email protected].

Each year the RSPSoc selects a recipient for the Len Curtis award which is awarded to an outstanding technical publication published in the preceding year in the International Journal of Remote Sensing (IJRS). The award is usually a certificate and books to the value of £200. 

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