Journal of Remote Sensing (United States) Template
Format your manuscript to the Journal of Remote Sensing requirements — abstract, a numbered style (Science Partner Journals; confirm in the guide) references, and required declarations — and submit through the Science Partner Journals submission system without a formatting rejection.
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How to Use the Journal of Remote Sensing Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 19 August, 2026
Getting past the desk at Journal of Remote Sensing is usually less about the research and more about matching the journal’s exact submission rules. This template is built around JRS’s actual requirements — its abstract rules, a numbered style (Science Partner Journals; confirm in the guide) references, and the required declarations — so your submission clears screening on the first pass. Everything below tracks the JRS author guidelines; check it directly if anything looks out of date by the time you submit.
What is the Journal of Remote Sensing Template?
It’s a manuscript shell set up to JRS’s specifications for remote sensing science, technology, and applications for Earth observation. Journal of Remote Sensing is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science Partner Journals) on behalf of Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The shell covers the title page, the abstract, a body in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) order, and a reference list in a numbered style (Science Partner Journals; confirm in the guide) style.
What’s actually in a standard JRS submission:
Start with the title page (authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs). The abstract is a concise abstract of ≤250 words. The body follows Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD), and the reference list uses a numbered style (Science Partner Journals; confirm in the guide). Close with the declarations block: conflict of interest, funding, and data availability.
What separates a clean submission from one that gets kicked back:
Beyond that, match your article type’s specific limits rather than assuming the defaults apply, keep a numbered style (Science Partner Journals; confirm in the guide) formatting consistent from the first draft, and submit only through the Science Partner Journals submission system — email submissions aren’t processed.
What does this Journal of Remote Sensing Template include?
The shell mirrors what JRS’s editorial staff check first: abstract format and length, a numbered style (Science Partner Journals; confirm in the guide) reference formatting, and a complete declarations block. For the journal’s full aims and scope, see the JRS journal home page. Journal of Remote Sensing is fully open access; an article-processing charge applies — check the current APC and any waiver. Manuscripts go in through the Science Partner Journals submission system, which also tracks your paper through peer review.
Steps to Use This Template with Scispace Agent
- Click Start Writing on this page — you land on the Scispace Agent prompt screen with the template already loaded.
- Use the loaded template as-is, or upload your own version if you have one.
- Edit the prompt with your actual details: topic, article type, and any word or figure limits specific to that type.
- Run it. The agent drafts directly into the correct structure — abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) body, figure placeholders, a numbered style (Science Partner Journals; confirm in the guide) references, and the full declarations block — with no manual reformatting afterward.
- Review the draft in View Outputs and regenerate any section that needs tightening.
- Export to Word or LaTeX once it’s ready for submission.
Journal of Remote Sensing Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | JRS requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | a concise abstract of ≤250 words |
| Main text | Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) |
| Declarations | Conflict of interest, funding, and data availability |
| Figures / tables | Captioned, cited in order; check format and resolution rules in the guide |
| Supplemental | Large datasets, extra tables, code — uploaded separately and cited in text |
| Submission | the Science Partner Journals submission system |
Quick Tips for Using the JRS Template
Read the JRS author guidelines once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after your results are stable so it matches the paper. Set a numbered style (Science Partner Journals; confirm in the guide) as your reference style before adding a single citation — retrofitting it later is where errors creep in.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent JRS papers to calibrate depth, structure, and figure style. State your contribution in the first two paragraphs, not on page ten. Write a data-availability statement that names a real repository rather than a placeholder, and disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in your cover letter. Confirm current open-access pricing and any institutional agreement before committing to a fee.
Before You Submit: Final Check
Do one focused pass against the JRS author guidelines: scope fit, abstract format, length, a numbered style (Science Partner Journals; confirm in the guide) references, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the Science Partner Journals submission system.
