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22 May 2025
Land Exceptional Reviewers List 2025
We are thrilled to share the updated Exceptional Reviewers List 2025. This program was designed to recognize and honor scholars who have delivered consistently exceptional review reports to our journal.
Committed to fostering rigorous research and promoting knowledge exchange, Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) recognizes the significant role our reviewers play in maintaining the quality and integrity of the articles we publish. According to surveys conducted in 2024, 92% of our authors rate the peer review as good or excellent, thanks to our pool of excellent reviewers.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the reviewers who have generously volunteered their time and expertise to assist in Land’s peer-review process. Their dedication and attention to detail in evaluating manuscripts, offering valuable feedback, and contributing to academic rigor are truly commendable.
The Exceptional Reviewers List was introduced in April 2025. Each quarter, we will be selecting a group of outstanding reviewers and introduce them here.
Q3
| Name: Dr. Mohammed Mashary Alnaim Affiliation: Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia “Serving as a reviewer has been an enriching experience that deepened my appreciation for scholarly dialogue and the shared responsibility of advancing quality research.” |
Name: Dr. Carlos Fabricio Assunção Da Silva Affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil |
| Name: Dr. Carlos Balsas Affiliation: Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Ulster University, Belfast, UK |
Name: Dr. Brent Bellinger Affiliation: Watershed Protection Department, Austin, United States |
| Name: Dr. Jeanne C. Chambers Affiliation: USDA ARS Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, United States |
Name: Dr. Iwona Cieślak Affiliation: Department of Socio-Economic Geography, Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Marie Christine Cormier-Salem Affiliation: UMR PALOC IRD/MNHN, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France |
Name: Dr. Jelena Čukanović Affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Name: Dr. Gareth Dale Affiliation: Brunel University, London, United Kingdom |
Name: Dr. Paulo Miguel de Bodas Terassi Affiliation: Latin American Institute of Technology, Infrastructure and Territory, Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil |
| Name: Dr. Alexander C. Diener Affiliation: University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States |
Name: Dr. Bojan Djercan Affiliation: Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia “Each new review represents both a challenge and a valuable learning experience for me, contributing to my ongoing professional growth.” |
| Name: Dr. Zhe Feng Affiliation: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, China |
Name: Dr. Gűnther Fischer Affiliation: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria |
| Name: Dr. Teresa Raquel Freitas Affiliation: Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB, Inov4Agro, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal |
Name: Dr. Imaneh Goli Affiliation: Department of Economics and Rural Development, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium “Serving as a reviewer for Land has been an inspiring opportunity to support rigorous scholarship and foster meaningful dialogue across disciplines committed to sustainable land use and development.” |
| Name: Dr. Alyson Greiner Affiliation: Oklahoma State University, Noble, United States |
Name: Dr. Chunguang Hu Affiliation: School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University, Shenzhen, China “It is a privilege to contribute to the scientific quality of Land. Rigorous and constructive peer review is crucial for advancing research, and I am proud to be part of this process.” |
| Name: Dr. Adam Inglot Affiliation: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland |
Name: Dr. André Eduardo Biscaia Lacerda Affiliation: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Colombo, Brazil |
| Name: Dr. Hui Li Affiliation: School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China |
Name: Dr. Qiyang Liu Affiliation: School of Urban Planning and Design, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen, China |
| Name: Dr. Pabricio Lopes Affiliation: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil |
Name: Dr. Jan Johannes Miera Affiliation: Historical Seminar, Münster University, Münster, Germany |
| Name: Dr. Sarah Milliken Affiliation: School of Design, University of Greenwich, London, UK |
Name: Dr. Beatriz Montalbán Pozas Affiliation: Construction Department, School of Technology of Cáceres, Extremadura University, Badajoz, Spain |
| Name: Dr. Carlos A. Rivas Affiliation: University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain |
Name: Dr. Spenser Robinson Affiliation: Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, United States |
| Name: Dr. Manuel Saba Affiliation: Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia |
Name: Dr. hab. Marek Sławski Affiliation: Department of Forest Protection, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Yuan Su Affiliation: Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China |
Name: Dr. Pablo Tejedo Affiliation: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain “The progression of knowledge is a shared task to those belonging to the academy. We try to contribute gladly within our capabilities and always from a constructive approach for support authors' effort.” |
| Name: Dr. Francesco Valerio Affiliation: Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal |
Name: Dr. Javier Velázquez Affiliation: Department of Environment and Agroforestry, Universidad Católica de Ávila, Ávila, Spain |
| Name: Dr. António M. S. Xavier Affiliation: Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal |
Name: Dr. Jianqiang Zhang Affiliation: Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China |
| Name: Dr. Maoxin Zhang Affiliation: School of Public Administration & Law, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China “It is a great honor to be named an Exceptional Reviewer for Land. Peer review is a critical process for ensuring the quality and rigor of academic research. I am privileged to have been part of this process and look forward to continuing to serve the journal and the academic community.” |
Name: Dr. Cheng Zhang Affiliation: School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China |
| Name: Dr. Jiazhen Zhang Affiliation: Wales College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China |
Q2
| Name: Dr. Ricardo A. Marenco Affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Brazil |
Name: Dr. Enner Alcântara Affiliation: São Paulo State University, Brazil |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Hossein Azadi Affiliation: Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium “Serving as a reviewer for Land is a rewarding opportunity to uphold research integrity, promote scientific rigor, and contribute to meaningful advancements in the field of geography. I am honored to support Land in maintaining its high standards of quality and relevance.” |
Name: Dr. Linas Balčiauskas Affiliation: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology, State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre, Lithuania “Reviewing is a duty and a privilege, as it allows me to contribute to the sustaining of the journal's quality. I believe that in the AI era, the role of reviewers is becoming increasingly critical.” |
| Name: Dr. Christopher Baynard Affiliation: University of North Florida, USA |
Name: Dr. Rolando Biere-Arenas Affiliation: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain “Reviewing an article is always an enriching experience, although we don't always have enough time to do it. In fact, we can't always accept review requests. In my case, the peer-review experience for Land has been a real pleasure. The work I reviewed was of great interest, and the improvements made by the authors undoubtedly improved it. I hope to be able to do other reviews in the future.” |
| Name: Dr. Benjamin Blanz Affiliation: University of Hamburg, Germany |
Name: Dr. Martin Bryant Affiliation: University of Technology Sydney, Australia |
| Name: Dr. Hing-Wah Chau Affiliation: Victoria University, Australia |
Name: Dr. Michael K. Crosby Affiliation: Louisiana Tech University, United States |
| Name: Dr. György Csomós Affiliation: University of Debrecen, Hungary |
Name: Dr. Giuseppe Cucuzza Affiliation: University of Catania, Italy |
| Name: Dr. Carlos Neto de Carvalho Affiliation: University of Lisbon, Portugal |
Name: Dr. Jose Luis Diaz-Hernandez Affiliation: Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica, Spain “This reviewer is honoured to be included in the annual list of reviewers for the “Land” journal publication on the journal's website. I also thank those who promoted recognition and encourage review task participants to accept the activity with sportsmanship, aiming for excellence and personal improvement while also seeking to benefit the dissemination of knowledge through their efforts and expertise.” |
| Name: Dr. Yi-hua Hu Affiliation: National University of Defense Technology, China |
Name: Dr. Mingxing Hu Affiliation: Southeast University, China |
| Name: Dr. Brad Jokisch Affiliation: Ohio University, United States |
Name: Dr. Raymond Jongschaap Affiliation: Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands |
| Name: Dr. Heechul Kim Affiliation: Gachon University, Republic of Korea |
Name: Dr. Xu Li Affiliation: South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| Name: Dr. Haimeng Liu Affiliation: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Name: Dr. Elena López-Gallego Affiliation: Biological Pest Control & Ecosystem Services Laboratory, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development, Spain |
| Name: Dr. Han Luo Affiliation: Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, China |
Name: Dr. Dillon Mahmoudi Affiliation: University of Maryland, United States |
| Name: Dr. Gowhar Meraj Affiliation: The University of Tokyo, Japan “My goal has been to help authors as well as myself to present research findings in a way that is reproducible and robust.” |
Name: Dr. Hartmut Müller Affiliation: Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
| Name: Dr. Jane O'Sullivan Affiliation: University of Queensland, Australia |
Name: Prof. Dr. Thomas Panagopoulos Affiliation: University of Algarve, Portugal |
| Name: Dr. Angela Pilogallo Affiliation: University of L’Aquila, Italy |
Name: Dr. Jesús Alejandro Prieto-Amparán Affiliation: Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Mexico “As a reviewer, I have completed over 90 reviews since 2019. I currently serve as Guest Editor for Land and participate in the editorial management of other international journals.” |
| Name: Dr. Mohsen Sanei Affiliation: Luleå University of Technology, Sweden |
Name: Valdivino Domingos de Oliveira Júnior Affiliation: Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil |
| Name: Dr. Richard Shaker Affiliation: Ryerson University, Canada |
Name: Dr. Zeeshan Shirazi Affiliation: Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China “I found the editorial process quite streamlined and found all editors highly professional, cooperative and understanding.” |
| Name: Dr. Dimitrios Skuras Affiliation: University of Patras, Greece |
Name: Dr. Greg S. Smith Affiliation: CSIRO Environment, Australia |
| Name: Dr. Mariana Tadey Affiliation: Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Argentina |
Name: Dr. Ngo Kien Thinh Affiliation: Cardiff University, United Kingdom |
| Name: Dr. Elia Vangi Affiliation: Institute for Agriculture and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAFOM), Italy |
Name: Dr. Tommaso Vitale Affiliation: Sciences Po, France |
| Name: Dr. Melissa Anne Beryl Vogt Affiliation: Independent Researcher, Australia “Reviewing has been very satisfying and a learning process.” |
Name: Dr. Zheng Yang Affiliation: Beijing Normal University, China |
| Name: Dr. Chao Zhang Affiliation: National University of Singapore, Singapore “Reviewing for Land has been a rewarding experience which sharpens my critical thinking while contributing to the advancement of land system science.” |
Name: Dr. Youchi Zhang Affiliation: Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Q1
| Name: Dr. Ahmed A. Abdelmoneim Affiliation: Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo di Bari, Italy |
Name: Dr. Muhammad Ali Affiliation: Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy |
| Name: Dr. Khalil Ali Ganem Affiliation: University of California, United States |
Name: Dr. Pedro Agustín Robledo Ardila Affiliation: CSIC-IGME—Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain |
| Name: Dr. Ivan Bergier Affiliation: Cidade Universitária, Brazil |
Name: Dr. Saskia Buchholz Affiliation: Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany |
| Name: Dr. Zongzheng Chai Affiliation: Guizhou University, China |
Name: Dr. Orlando Cimino Affiliation: CREA - Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bio-Economy, Italy |
| Name: Dr. David Fanfani Affiliation: Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy |
Name: Dr. Dejun Feng Affiliation: Southwest Jiaotong University, China |
| Name: Dr. Federico Filipponi Affiliation: Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering-National Research Council (CNR-IGAG), Italy |
Name: Dr. F. Javier García-Delgado Affiliation: University of Huelva, Spain |
| Name: Dr. Philip Gibbons Affiliation: The Australian National University, Australia |
Name: Dr. Mark E. Harmon Affiliation: Oregon State University, United States |
| Name: Dr. Helen Avery Affiliation: Lund University, Sweden “Being involved in the review of manuscripts submitted to Land has been a very enriching experience. It has allowed me to reflect on some of the methodological issues that cut across different applications and topics, and it is an enjoyable way to keep myself updated on current trends in the field.” |
Name: Dr. Tracy Hruska Affiliation: University of Oulu, Finland |
| Name: Dr. Die Hu Affiliation: China University of Geosciences, China |
Name: Dr. Joanna Jaroszewicz Affiliation: Warsaw University of Technology, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Matija Klopčič Affiliation: University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Name: Dr. Ingo Kowarik Affiliation: Technical University of Berlin, Germany |
| Name: Dr. Ingrid Luffman Affiliation: East Tennessee State University, USA |
Name: Dr. Massimo Mangifesta Affiliation: University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy |
| Name: Dr. Gabor Nagy Affiliation: South Transdanubian Water Management Directorate, Hungary |
Name: Dr. Benedyct Peplinski Affiliation: Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Konstantinos Poirazidis Affiliation: Ionian University, Greece |
Name: Dr. Ehsan Rahimi Affiliation: Andong National University, South Korea |
| Name: Dr. James Riley Affiliation: Eastern Illinois University, United States |
Name: Dr. María Luz Rodríguez-Blanco Affiliation: Universidade de Vigo, Spain |
| Name: Dr. Georgios Sakkas Affiliation: Emergency Management and Civil Protection Sector, Center for Security Studies, Greece |
Name: Dr. Pedro Santos Affiliation: University of Évora, Portugal |
| Name: Dr. Waldemar Spychalski Affiliation: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Poland |
Name: Dr. Dawid Szatten Affiliation: Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Fabrizio Terenzio Gizzi Affiliation: National Research Council, Institute of Heritage Science (CNR-ISPC), Italy |
Name: Dr. Aleksandra Tešin |
| Name: Dr. Hans Edwin Winzeler Affiliation: University of Texas, USA |
Name: Dr. Susan Yee Affiliation: United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States |
| Name: Dr. Peter Zeile Affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT, Germany |
Name: Dr. Wei Zhao Affiliation: Harbin Institute of Technology, China |
Last Updated: 23 October 2025
