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21 June 2023
Recruiting Editorial Board Members for Land


Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) is currently recruiting prestigious scholars from around the world to join our Editorial Board for the following 13 Sections:

Land is an international, 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, multifunctionality and sustainability, and is 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.

The main responsibilities of Editorial Board Members are as follows:

  • Pre-screening and taking decisions on new submissions related to their research interests;
  • Setting up at least one Special Issue during their term on a topic related to their research interests (or supervising Special Issues related to their research field);
  • Helping to attract suitable expert authors and inviting young scholars to join the topical advisory panel;
  • Providing input or feedback regarding journal policies;
  • Helping to promote the journal among their peers or at conferences;
  • Attending Board meetings to suggest journal development strategies;
  • Reviewing manuscripts.

The benefits of becoming an Editorial Board Member include the following:

  • The opportunity to publish one paper, free of charge, per year in Land, as well as receiving certain discounts for papers invited from your scientific network;
  • A certificate recognizing you as an Editorial Board Member of Land;
  • Land may offer sponsorship for conferences organized by you;
  • Land may offer travel grants of CHF 300–500 per year for conferences that you attend or organize.

To apply for this position (in one of our Sections), recommend potential candidates, or request 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 hearing from you.

Land Editorial Office

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