Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the “Land 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Land from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. Three review and three research articles will each receive an award. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Christine Fürst.
Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Land from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.
Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.
The Prize:
Review:
– The First prize: CHF 600 and a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2024 after peer review;
– The Second prize: CHF 400 CHF and a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2024 after peer review;
– The Third prize: a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2024 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive an electronic certificate.
Article:
– The First prize: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2024 after peer review;
– The Second prize: CHF 300 CHF and a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2024 after peer;
– The Third prize: a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2024 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive an electronic certificate.
The winners will be announced on the journal website on 31 May 2024.
Kind regards,
Land Editorial Office
Eligibility and Requirements
Recently land-use planning and green environment services have been considered as inseparable parts of the design of trail paths for a sustainable development. At present there is need of a holistic overview of land uses and land cover, to be linked...
Coastal environments are highly threatened by invasive alien plants (IAP), and Remote Sensing (RS) may offer a sound support for IAP detection and mapping. There is still a need for an overview of the progress and extent of RS applications on invaded...
In the tropics, anthropogenic activities can lead to water and wind erosion, a loss of biodiversity, and a reduction in sequestered carbon, fertility, and organic matter content in the soils concerned, potentially resulting in their degradation. This...
Multifunctional green infrastructure, a key component of compact sustainable cities, is challenged by the pressures associated with rapid urbanization. In this paper, we present a method that uses remote sensing, GIS modeling and stakeholder engageme...
The urban heat island (UHI) is a critical issue in most urbanised areas. Spatial variation of urban air temperature and humidity influences human thermal comfort, the settling rate of atmospheric pollutants, and the energy demand for cooling. UHIs ca...
Amidst growing concerns about the impact of agriculture on the environment, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been overhauled to prioritize sustainable rural development in European agriculture. Based on this line of thought, the present contr...
Christine Fürst
Shiliang Liu
Teodoro Semeraro
HANOCH LAVEE
Alexandru-Ionut Petrisor
Rui Alexandre Castanho
