IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Aims & Scope

IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation covers the theory and practice of systems and signals for radar, sonar, radiolocation, navigation, and surveillance purposes, in aerospace and terrestrial applications.

Examples include advances in waveform design, clutter and detection, electronic warfare, adaptive array and superresolution methods, tracking algorithms, synthetic aperture, and target recognition techniques.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Engineering, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Analysis of radar micro-Doppler signatures from experimental helicopter and human data

  Citation: 252

  Authors: T., S., E., L., D., G.

• State‐of‐the‐art technologies for UAV inspections

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Sophie, Julian, Sierra, John, Jason, Kevin, Dexter, Zion Tsz Ho

• Approach for single channel SAR ground moving target imaging and motion parameter estimation

  Citation: 192

  Authors: F., R., M., Z.

• Phase‐modulation based dual‐function radar‐communications

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Aboulnasr, Moeness G., Yimin D., Fauzia

• Overview of frequency diverse array in radar and navigation applications

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Wen‐Qin

• Feature-based human motion parameter estimation with radar

  Citation: 163

  Authors: P., F.C.A.

• Review of radar classification and RCS characterisation techniques for small UAVs or drones

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Jarez S., Francesco, David

• Radar‐based fall detection based on Doppler time–frequency signatures for assisted living

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Qisong, Yimin D., Wenbing, Moeness G.

• Classification of human motions using empirical mode decomposition of human micro‐Doppler signatures

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Dustin P., Ram M.

• Signal-to-noise ratio analysis to estimate ocean wave heights from X-band marine radar image time series

  Citation: 145

  Authors: J.C., K., P., D.