About the journal
Journal of
RS and GIS for Natural Resources
A refereed publication, The Journal of RS and GIS for Natural Resources was established in 2012 and ever since has been published quarterly by the colleges of Environment and Natural Resource, Islamic Azad University, Boushehr Branch, Iran, and Iranian Rangeland Society. In Dec. 2014, The State Commission for the Evaluation of Scientific Journals ranked the journal research-based and scientific, the highest scientific status set for the domestic publications.
As one of the most valid and scholarly journals in the country, the journal is published in Farsi, along with the abstracts in English as well.
This journal is basically dedicated to promoting scholarly exchanges among professors, researchers, and students of different universities, and research institutes, focusing in particular on the exploration of cutting edge knowledge on application of Remote Sensing and GIS in natural resources.
The journal publishes the most up-to-date manuscripts that advance understanding in the areas of specialization. Before the print version is out, the journal can be electronically accessed as PDF or HTML files for free at:
http://girs.iaubushehr.ac.ir
The journal is indexed and abstracted in:
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RS and GIS for Natural Resources
ISO Abbreviation: J GIS RS for Natur Res
Frequency: Quarterly
Peer review policy: Double blind peer review
Language: Persian with English Abstract
Average time to first decision: 1 Week
Acceptance Rate: About 15%
Open Access Journal Support
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1 - Land subsidence monitoring with radar interferometric technique (Case study: Serfirouzabad Plain, Kermanshah)
ALI abdolmaleki ، عبدالمجید احمدی * ، ebad Rafeyi BojaniIssue 3 , Vol. 16 , Autumn 2025 -
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2 - Evaluating the Effect of Digital Elevation Model, Geostatistical Method and Vegetation Indices in Estimating Soil Erosion (Case Study: Rimeleh Watershed)
Saleh Arekhi * ، Afshin Shabani ، Sayed Hussein Roshun ، Benyamin EshghiIssue 3 , Vol. 16 , Autumn 2025 -
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3 - Extracting the characteristics of internal waves in the Strait of Hormuz using SAR satellite images
Hamed Deldar * ، Mohamad Maleki ، hasan yousefiIssue 3 , Vol. 16 , Autumn 2025 -
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4 - Urban flood mapping using Google Earth Engine cloud computing and Sentinel 1 images case study Pul Dokhtar city
ALI Mehrabi *Issue 3 , Vol. 16 , Autumn 2025 -
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5 - Investigating the role of land use change - land cover in the temperature changes of Khersan Watershed
massoud Asoudeh ، maryam morovati * ، aref saberiIssue 3 , Vol. 16 , Autumn 2025 -
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6 - Feasibility of Nigella sativa cultivation in Alborz province based on the combination of Geospatial Information System (GIS) and Fuzzy AHP
afrooz alimohamadi ، hamideh khalaj ، mohammadreza labbafi *Issue 3 , Vol. 16 , Autumn 2025
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1 - Study and prediction of land surface temperature changes of Yazd city: assessing the proximity and changes of land cover
Mohammad Mansourmoghaddam ، Iman Rousta * ، Mohammadsadegh Zamani ، Mohammad Hossein Mokhtari ، Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei ، Seyed Kazem AlavipanahIssue 4 , Vol. 12 , Winter 2022 -
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2 - Monitoring land use changes and vegetation in Damghan watershed
shima nikoo * ، Peyman AkbarzadehIssue 2 , Vol. 16 , Summer 2025 -
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3 - Creating a graphical user interface (GUI) to automatically calculate the land surface temperature and use the results in evaluating temperature changes in land uses in Ardabil city
Hossein Fekrat ، Sayyad Asghari Saraskanrood * ، Seyed Kazem AlavipanahIssue 3 , Vol. 13 , Autumn 2022 -
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4 - Identification and validation of potential flood hazard areas using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and Sentinel 1 radar data processing technique
Ali Mehrabi * ، mohsen pourkhosravani ، fariba pourzarei jalal-abadiIssue 4 , Vol. 14 , Autumn 2023 -
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5 - Evaluation of national standards for locating industrial waste landfills using GIS
Eham Yousefi Rubiat * ، Elham Yousefi Rubiat ، Elham ChamanepourIssue 2 , Vol. 13 , Summer 2022 -
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6 - Recognition and analysis of key factors affecting forest land use change in Fandoglou forest are using futurist research approach (cross-structural analysis and environmental scanning)
Khalil Valizadeh Kamran * ، maryam sadeghi ، Sayed Asadollah HejaziIssue 4 , Vol. 14 , Autumn 2023 -
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7 - Investigation of land use changes and its relationship with groundwater level (Case study: Ardabil plain)
Sayyad Asghari Saraskanroud * ، Ehsan Ghale ، Elhameh EbadyIssue 1 , Vol. 12 , Spring 2021 -
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8 - The effect of kernel optimization in modeling drought phenomenon using computational intelligence (Case study: Sanandaj)
Jahanbakhsh Mohammadi ، Alireza Vafaeinezhad * ، Saeed Behzadi ، Hossein Aghamohammadi ، Amirhooman HemmasiIssue 2 , Vol. 14 , Spring 2023 -
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9 - Application of remote sensing in hydraulic modeling and determination of riverbed boundaries (Case study: Ardak River)
Seyed Hamid Mirghasemi ، Hossein Banejad * ، Alireza Farid HosseiniIssue 1 , Vol. 14 , Winter 2024 -
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10 - Assessment of land degradation using Landsat satellite data in the period 2011-2021 (Case Study: Isfahan city)
Hadi Eskandari Damneh ، Hamed Eskandari Damaneh ، Hassan Khosravi * ، Meysam Cheraghi ، Mohsen Adeli SardooeiIssue 1 , Vol. 14 , Winter 2024
