New Citation Format

The Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (JARS) uses six-digit citation identifiers (CIDs) instead of traditional page numbers. The use of CIDs allows a journal volume to build online one article at a time while retaining the ability to segment tables of contents by article type or subject area; this accelerates online publication of individual articles. Utilization of CIDs also allows articles to be fully citable as soon as they are published online.

The structure of the six-digit citation identifier for JARS is defined as follows:

• first two digits (01-04):  indicate the volume number
• middle two digits (01-99):  indicate the article type and/or subject area (as defined below)
• last two digits (01-99):  assigned according to publication order, within that volume and section

Definitions of this journal's current article type and subject area code numbers (the middle two digits of the CID) appear in the table below:

The format for citing articles published in JARS is only marginally changed, with the six-digit CID appearing in the place traditionally filled by a page number. An example of the correct citation format for JARS is:

A. Smith and B. Jones, J. Appl. Remote Sens. 1, 012007 (2007).

In this fictitious example, the article by Smith and Jones was published in Journal of Applied Remote Sensing in Volume 1, as the seventh article published in the section "Review Papers."

Direct questions and comments about citation identifiers to the Office of the Managing Editor at journals@spie.org