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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,733CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

GIScience & Remote Sensing

Abbreviation (ISO):GISCI. REMOTE SENS
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.808•SCImago Rank: #1,733•Identifier (ISSN):1548-1603(Print)/1943-7226(Online)•Articles / Year: 78•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,627 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.8
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
34

34 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
78articles/year
100% Gold OA•97.09% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.8)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.7)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.397)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.238)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.965)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.588)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.852)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

GIScience & Remote Sensing publishes original, peer-reviewed articles associated with geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing of the environment (including digital image processing), geocomputation, spatial data mining, and geographic environmental modelling. Papers reflecting both basic and applied research are published.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geography99%Geology91.8%Remote sensing84.3%Biology64.7%Environmental science62.1%Computer science60.5%Physics59.6%Cartography57.8%Ecology57.5%Engineering50.9%Artificial intelligence39.1%Mathematics36.1%Meteorology29.4%Computer vision28.6%Oceanography28.1%History26.1%Archaeology25.5%Physical geography24.5%Optics23.8%Medicine22.8%Astronomy22.5%Statistics22%Machine learning20.8%Botany20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,733Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.808

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
76

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.21

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,627 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,537
3-Year Documents320
Citable Documents320

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate33.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
18%
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bi-monthly
Founding Year
1962
Editorial Address
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, England, OXON, OX14 4RN
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
JCRSCIE
6/71Q1
REMOTE SENSING
JCRSCIE
11/66Q1
GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
JCISCIE
8/71Q1
REMOTE SENSING
JCISCIE
10/66Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—9832
20256.9149493
202461021,179
20236.71142,196
20226.3971033,414
20216.238792,647
20205.965543,529
20193.588492,238
20182.852512,307
2017—643,809
2016—381,103
2015—532,304
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for GIScience & Remote Sensing

WoS Q1
1368201820192020202120222023202420256.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01