Land, Soil and Water
A section of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Section Information
The Land, Soil, and Water section of Land invites papers and opinions addressing the protection, restoration and promotion of the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems. Soil ecosystem services provide a robust platform for accomplishing these goals. Specifically, we are inviting manuscripts addressing role of soils related to the above goals through the following avenues:
- Food, fiber, fuel and water production
- Regulation of water control, soil erosion, flood control, carbon sequestration, and nutrient cycling
- Protection and restoration from soil degradation and desertification
- Maintenance of soil biodiversity habitat
- Protection of cultural enrichment dependent on the soil system
Manuscripts can be theoretical, applied, ‘state of the science’ reviews and opinion papers. Interdisciplinary manuscripts are particularly welcome, as the land, soil, water systems is the basis of all societal challenges of our time.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Sustainable Monitoring of Wetland Ecosystems for Environmental Conservation (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Soil Ecological Risk Assessment Based on LULC (Deadline: 26 June 2025)
- Soil Erosion and Its Response to Agroforestry Restoration (Deadline: 27 June 2025)
- Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Land: Soil Quality and Contamination (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Digital Soil Mapping for Soil Health Monitoring in Agricultural Lands (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Soils and Land Management Under Climate Change (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Salinity Monitoring and Modelling at Different Scales: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Soil Contamination—Ecological Environment Risk Assessment and Remediation (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Nature-Based Solutions for Soil-Water Related Sustainable Development Goals (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Feature Papers for "Land, Soil and Water" Section (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Innovations in Soil Erosion Assessment and Management Along Rivers and Coastal Areas：2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Artificial Intelligence for Soil Erosion Prediction and Modeling (Deadline: 22 September 2025)
- Soil Security of Peatland Ecosystems: Risk Assessment, Pollution Prevention and Restoration (Deadline: 1 October 2025)
- Understanding Disasters in a Changing Landscape: Causes, Impacts and Mitigation Strategies (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Postfire Runoff and Erosion in Forests: Assessment and Management (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Quantifying Soil Erosion Processes Using Satellite Data: Progress and Perspectives (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Celebrating World Soil Day (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Digital Soil Mapping and Precision Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Use of Halophyte Plants as a Cropping Strategy for Salt-Affected Soils: Agro-Environmental Approaches (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Sustainable and AI-Driven Approaches to Managing the Soil-Water Complex in Agriculture (Deadline: 8 January 2026)
