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Land

Land is an international and cross-disciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal on land system science, landscape, soil and water, urban study, land–climate interactions, water–energy–land–food (WELF) nexus, biodiversity research and health nexus, land modelling and data processing, ecosystem services, and multifunctionality and sustainability etc., published monthly online by MDPI. The International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE), European Land-use Institute (ELI), Landscape Institute (LI) and Urban Land Institute (ULI) are affiliated with Land, and their members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SSCI (Web of Science), PubAg, AGRIS, GeoRefRePEc, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Environmental Studies) / CiteScore - Q1 (Nature and Landscape Conservation)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 17.8 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2024).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 3.2 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.4 (2023)
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Topic in Applied Sciences, Geomatics, Land, Remote Sensing, Water
Slope Erosion Monitoring and Anti-erosion Topic Editors: Jin Liu, Shengyuan Song, Huilin Le, Yunjian Li
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Topic in Diversity, Forests, Land, Plants, Sustainability
Nature-Based Solutions-2nd Edition Topic Editors: Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Miklas Scholz, Mario A. Pagnotta, Arshiya Noorani
Deadline: 15 December 2024
Topic in Applied Sciences, Buildings, Energies, Land, Materials, Sustainability, Water
Ideas for Future Cities: Intelligent, Low-Carbon and Healthy Topic Editors: Shan Gao, Changyong Liu, Shasha Xu, Changying Xiang, Lulu Chen, Ran Feng, Yao Ding
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Topic in Education Sciences, Land, Remote Sensing, Smart Cities, Social Sciences
Global Education Science and Environmental Management for Rural Revitalization and Dual Carbon Strategy Topic Editors: Pingping Luo, Guangwei Huang, Binaya Kumar Mishra, Mohd Remy Rozainy Bin Mohd Arif Zainol
Deadline: 31 January 2025
Special Issue in Land
Ecosystem Services and Urban Green Spaces: Planning, Policy Development and Governance Implications Guest Editors: Luca Battisti, Fabrizio Aimar, Federico Cuomo
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Special Issue in Land
Species Vulnerability and Habitat Loss II Guest Editors: Michela Balestri, Marco Campera
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Special Issue in Land
Dynamics of Terrestrial Environmental Systems Guest Editors: Hezi Yizhaq, Zhiwei Xu
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Special Issue in Land
Advances on Land Cover/Land Use Ontologies for Innovative Production/Utilization of Land Information Guest Editors: Antonio Di Gregorio, Matieu Henry, Chris T. Hill, John Latham, Mohammed Abed Hossain, Khalid Mahmood, Foster Mensah
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Topical Collection in Land
Land Use Transitions and Land System Science Collection Editor: Hualou Long
Topical Collection in Land
Land Systems in Transition: Challenges, Approaches, and Pathways for a Sustainable Development Collection Editors: Ileana Pătru-Stupariu, Christine Fürst
Topical Collection in Land
Collection for the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) Collection Editor: Weiqi Zhou
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