Prof. Jie Shan has recently been selected as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, and the Assistant Editor for the Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. In 2007, they were respectively ranked the top 1 and 2 journals in the category of Remote Sensing.

The Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGARS) publishes advancements in sensing instruments and techniques used for the acquisition of geoscientific information as well as techniques for processing, enhancing and interpreting information derived from remote sensing instruments. The Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS) blends the intellectual depth of a professional journal with the breadth of news represented by an industry magazine. Theoretical and applied papers address topics in photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems, global positioning systems and other geospatial information technologies.