Land Receives an Increased CiteScore of 6.4

We are pleased to share that Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) has received an increased CiteScore of 6.4 in June 2026. The CiteScore ranks the journal 31 out of 231 titles (Q1) in the “Nature and Landscape Conservation” category, and 72 out of 491 titles (Q1) in the “Ecology” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 15.

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The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2022–2025). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Land and its growing impact in land system science.