Scope
Remote Sensing of Environment publishes research on the use of satellite, airborne, and ground-based remote sensing to characterize the Earth's surface, atmosphere, and oceans. The journal focuses on sensor calibration and validation, retrieval algorithms, and applications across vegetation, hydrology, cryosphere, land cover, biogeochemistry, and environmental change, including the integration of optical, thermal, microwave, and lidar observations.
What it costs to publish
Optional OA: USD 4,310
Elsevier offers a subscription route without an author publication fee, or paid open access. This list price applies only if you choose open access.
USD 4,310 · EUR 3,930 · GBP 3,450 · JPY 561,300
Elsevier offers a subscription route without an author publication fee, or paid open access. This list price applies only if you choose open access.
Prices effective 2026-10-05, excluding taxes. Page, length and other charges have not been separately reviewed.
No charge reported for this route
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Usable color figures appear in color online at no additional charge.
Basis / unit: figure. Tax terms (source language): none stated
Not established
Research notes (English): Print color cost is not priced in the RSE guide for authors. Elsevier states it does not waive APCs for hybrid journals; the no-cost route is subscription. Individual and Research4Life waivers apply to fully open-access journals. Support contact is the publishing-support chat, not a public waiver email on the policy page.
CAPES · Elsevier (Brazil)
An agreement exists. It is not automatic coverage.
Check before submitting: eligibility depends on your institution, the corresponding author and the article type.
APC, page charges, over-length, S2O: what each one means
- APC
- Article processing charge: a fee per article to publish it open access. It is not the whole cost.
- Page charges
- A fee per printed or typeset page. It can apply with or without an APC.
- Over-length
- Pages beyond a length limit, billed at a different rate. Each page pays one rate, never both.
- S2O
- Subscribe to Open: subscribers keep the journal free to read, decided year by year. Page charges can still apply.
- Agreement
- A deal between an institution or country and a publisher that may cover the APC. Never automatic.
No funds to pay?
Official policy checked 2026-10-12If you cannot pay the optional OA fee, consider the subscription route. It does not make the article freely accessible to all readers.
- Choose the publication routeSubscription and paid open access are different options.Publisher policy ↗
- Check institutional coverageAn eligible agreement may cover OA. Confirm the journal, institution, author and article type.Publisher policy ↗
- Read the hybrid-journal policyElsevier's APC waiver policy does not apply to hybrid journals. This is not a promised waiver.Publisher policy ↗
General Elsevier policy, checked live without an effective date. Check the journal instructions for other charges before submitting.