Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) is recruiting the Section Editor-in-Chief for the Section “Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus”.
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.
Section Editors-in-Chief are leaders in their particular field, and are responsible for ensuring the scientific quality of a particular Section of a journal. The Section Editor-in-Chief is expected to oversee the growth and development of the journal Sections and their Board Members. The initial term for this position is 2 years, and it entails the following roles:
- Acting as an ambassador for the journal, MDPI and Open Access publishing;
- Making scientific decisions about the scope of their Section;
- Inviting distinguished scientists to join the Editorial Board;
- Suggesting topics for Special Issues;
- Providing support and guidance to Editorial Board Members and editorial staff when required;
- Maintaining oversight of the editorial process for individual manuscripts in their Section (mainly by making the final decision regarding whether a paper can be published after undergoing peer review and revisions);
- Understanding, leading and upholding MDPI’s peer review guidelines and ethics guidelines.
If you are interested in becoming an Editor-in-Chief for this Section of Land, recommending potential candidates, or requesting further information, please contact the Land Editorial Office (land@mdpi.com) with the following two files attached:
- A full academic CV;
- A short cover letter that details your interest and enthusiasm for the position.
We look forward to the opportunity to work with you.
Land Editorial Office
