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 16 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.4 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • 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 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.4 (2024)
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Topic in Forests, Land, Remote Sensing, Urban Science
Remote Sensing of Urban Forests and Their Ecological Functions Topic Editors: Zhibin Ren, Sheng Xu, Mingming Jia, Chunlin Li
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Atmosphere, Sustainability, Land, Environments, Agronomy, Energies
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions and Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture Topic Editors: Dimitrios Aidonis, Dionysis Bochtis, Charisios Achillas
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Crops, Land, Plants, Sustainability
Irrigation and Fertilization Management for Sustainable Agricultural Production Topic Editors: Shihong Yang, Zewei Jiang, Ivan Francisco Garcia Tejero
Deadline: 15 October 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Economies, Foods, Land, Water, Nutrients
Food Security and Healthy Nutrition Topic Editors: Xinru Han, Ehsan Elahi, Guo Wei
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Land
Ecology of the Landscape Capital and Urban Capital Guest Editor: Teodoro Semeraro
Deadline: 16 July 2025
Special Issue in Land
Urban Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services in Relation to Landscape Design, Planning and Management Guest Editors: Aikaterini Gkoltsiou, Albert Fekete
Deadline: 20 July 2025
Special Issue in Land
Land Use, Ecosystem Services and Environmental Management in Mediterranean Climate Areas Guest Editors: Mélanie Requier-Desjardins, Generosa Calabrese
Deadline: 20 July 2025
Special Issue in Land
Integrated Assessment of Global Environmental Change and Forest Ecosystems Guest Editors: Susete Marques, Ana Maria Cuartas
Deadline: 25 July 2025
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
Land Use Transitions and Land System Science Collection Editor: Hualou Long
Topical Collection in Land
Collection for the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) Collection Editor: Weiqi Zhou
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