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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.7), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).
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Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | 25 / 194 | 87th | Q1 |
| Geography, Planning and Development | 118 / 876 | 86th | Q1 |
| Computers in Earth Sciences | 19 / 76 | 75th | Q1 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2012–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.7.
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information is Q1 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) (rank 25 of 194), Q1 in Geography, Planning and Development (rank 118 of 876) and Q1 in Computers in Earth Sciences (rank 19 of 76), by CiteScore 2025.
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 6.7, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 87th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.713, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 97.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,292 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). Its ISSN is 2220-9964.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information has an h-index of 110 and a 2-year mean of 3.82 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #25 of 179 Scopus journals in Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous).
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information published 505 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 858. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 96 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (58.7%), South Korea (4.7%) and Germany (3.6%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 8 retracted papers are recorded (1.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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