3.2
Impact Factor
5.9
CiteScore
18 days
Time to First Decision

Journal History

2012	The inaugural issue was released. Land was published as a quarterly journal.
2013	Land published the first successful Special Issue on Landscape Changes in Savanna Systems: Understanding the Roles of Climate, Vegetation Dynamics, Parks and Protected Areas, Resources, People and Livelihoods, edited by Land Editorial Board member, Prof. Dr. Jane Southworth, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/savanna.
2014	Land published 17 papers in the Special Issue on Landscape Perspectives on Environmental Conservation, edited by Land Editorial Board member, Prof. Dr. Kenneth R. Young, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/environmental-conservation.
2015	Land was covered by the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI – Web of Science).
2016	Land was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Land exhibited at GLP OSM in Beijing and organized the first Editorial Board meeting, chaired by EiC, Prof. Dr. Andrew Millington.
2017	Land became an affiliated journal of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE). Land announced the Travel Award winner: Mr. Michael Lathuillière.
2018	Land's CiteScore 2017 (Scopus) is 1.45, which equals rank 50/124 (Q2) in the category 'Nature and Landscape Conservation' and 127/306 (Q2) in 'Ecology' and 36/65 (Q3) in 'Global and Planetary Change'. Land announced the Travel Award Winners: Dr. Giulia Sofia and Mrs. Khadiza Begum.
2019	The publication frequency changed from quarterly to monthly. Land's CiteScore (2018 Scopus data) was 2.15, which equals rank 37/140 (Q2) in the category 'Nature and Landscape Conservation' and 90/336 (Q2) in 'Ecology'. Land announced the 2019 Travel Award Winners: Dr. Catalina Munteanu and Ms. Elizabeth Tellman Land was indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). The journal was divided into five topical sections: Land Systems and Global Change, Landscape Ecology, Soil–Sediment–Water Systems, Socio-Economic and Political Aspects of Contemporary and Historical Land Issues, and Urban Contexts and Urban–Rural Interactions.
2020	A new topical section, Land–Climate Interactions, was established in Land journal. Land announced the 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award winners: Prof. Dr. Frank Vanclay, Prof. Dr. Volker Beckmann and Dr. Antonio Santoro. Land announced the 2020 Travel Award winners: Dr. Cynthia Isley, Ms. Tzu-Hsin Karen Chen and Ms. Rebecca Riggs. Land's CiteScore (2019 Scopus data) was 2.80. Land received its first Impact Factor (2019) of 2.429, which ranks 58th out of 123 (Q2) in the category "Environmental Studies (SSCI)". Three new sections were established in Land: Landscape Archaeology, Landscape Architecture and Land Use Planning/Land Planning. Land became an affiliated journal of the European Land-use Institute (ELI).
2021	Land's CiteScore (2020 Scopus data) was 3.0, which equals the rank of 60/177 (Q2) in "Nature and Landscape Conservation" and 138/400 (Q2) in "Ecology". Land received its 2020 Impact Factor (3.398), ranked 57/125 (Q2) in "Environmental Studies (SSCI)". Land became an affiliated journal of the Landscape Institute (LI). Five new sections were established in Land: Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing; Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment; Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning; Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus; Land – Observation and Monitoring We launched the first virtual conference in November, 2021. The 1st International Electronic Conference on Land: Towards Land System Science will take place virtually on 17–19 May 2022. The year 2021 marked the 10th Anniversary of Land. Landscape Architecture was merged with Land Use Planning/Land Planning to create a new section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture. Socio-Economic and Political Aspects of Contemporary and Historical Land Issues was renamed as Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues.
2022	Land became an affiliated journal of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Land's CiteScore (2021 Scopus data) was 3.2, which means it is ranked 65/192 (Q2) in "Nature and Landscape Conservation", 161/437 (Q2) in "Ecology", and 55/109 (Q2) in "Global and Planetary Change". Land has received an increased Impact Factor (2021) of 3.905, which ranks it 56th out of 127 (Q2) in the category of "Environmental Studies (SSCI)".
2023	Land announced the 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award winners: Dr. Concetta Cardillo, Dr. Elisabetta Maria Venco, and Dr. Małgorzata Dudzińska. Land announced the 2022 Influential Female Research in Land System Science Award winners: Prof. Dr. Harini Nagendra and Prof. Dr. Adrienne Grêt-Regamey. Land's CiteScore (2022 Scopus data) was 3.7, which means it is ranked 68/196 (Q2) in "Nature and Landscape Conservation" and 151/437 (Q2) in "Ecology". Land has received the new Impact Factor (2022) of 3.9, which ranks 48th out of 127 (Q2) in the category "Environmental Studies (SSCI)". Land was indexed in GEOBASE.
2024	The CiteScore increased to 4.9, ranked 49/211 (Q1) in "Nature and Landscape Conservation", 110/461 (Q1) in "Ecology" and 54/120 (Q2) in "Global and Planetary Change". Soil-Sediment-Water Systems was renamed as Land, Soil and Water. Land announced the 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award winners: Dr. Pamela Durán-Díaz, Prof. Dr. Corrado Zoppi, and Prof. Dr. Nicholas B Comerford. Land has received the new Impact Factor (2023) of 3.2, which ranks 68th out of 182 (Q2) in the category "Environmental Studies (SSCI)". Land announced the 2023 Young Investigator Award winner: Dr. Ramon Felipe Bicudo da Silva. We launched the second virtual conference in October, 2024. The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Land: Land Entropy and Challenges for Restoration and Future Development will take place virtually on 4–5 September 2025.
2025	Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment was renamed as Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability. The CiteScore increased to 5.9, ranked 36/222 (Q1) in "Nature and Landscape Conservation", 85/481(Q1) in "Ecology" and 49/125 (Q2) in "Global and Planetary Change". Land received its 2024 Impact Factor (3.2), ranked 82/191 (Q2) in "Environmental Studies (SSCI)".

Editor-in-Chief

2012–2021	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andrew Millington
2021–present	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Christine Fürst

Section Editor-in-Chief

2019–2021	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Erle C. Ellis for the section on Land Systems and Global Change Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Ward Anseeuw for the section on Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Audrey L. Mayer for the section on Landscape Ecology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Christine Fürst for the section on Landscape Ecology
2019–2022	Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Saskia Keesstra for the section on Soil-Sediment-Water Systems
2020–2025	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Heiko Balzter for the section on Land–Climate Interactions
2020–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dagmar Haase for the section on Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions
2021–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Thomas Panagopoulos for the section on Land Planning and Landscape Architecture Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Le Yu for the section on Land Systems and Global Change Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hossein Azadi for the section on Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Chuanrong Zhang for the section on Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Sean Sloan for the section on Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing
2022–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Benjamin Burkhard for the section on Landscape Ecology Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Francesca Cigna for the section on Landscape Archaeology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Paul Aplin for the section on Land – Observation and Monitoring
2023–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Weiqi Zhou for the section on Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability
2024–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nick B. Comerford for the section on Land, Soil and Water
2025–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Nir Krakauer for the section on Land–Climate Interactions

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