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:
- Integrated Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Agriculture: Best Practices and Innovations (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Advancing Soil Literacy: Raising Awareness of the Importance of Soil (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Wetland Plant Diversity and Ecosystem Function (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Land Use and Management for Waste Disposal and Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Soil Contamination—Ecological Environment Risk Assessment and Remediation (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Use of Halophyte Plants as a Cropping Strategy for Salt-Affected Soils: Agro-Environmental Approaches (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Digital Soil Mapping and Precision Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Digital Soil Mapping for Soil Health Monitoring in Agricultural Lands (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Feature Papers for "Land, Soil and Water" Section (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Sustainable and AI-Driven Approaches to Managing the Soil-Water Complex in Agriculture (Deadline: 8 January 2026)
- Soils and Land Management Under Climate Change (Second Edition) (Deadline: 18 January 2026)
- Climate Change and Soil Erosion: Challenges and Solutions (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Forest Soil-Water Resilience to Climate Change: Mechanisms and Management (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Quantification of Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport in Basins (Second Edition) (Deadline: 5 February 2026)
- Innovations in Soil Erosion Assessment and Management Along Rivers and Coastal Areas：2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Sustainable Water and Soil Conservation and Management for Agriculture (Deadline: 3 March 2026)
- Intelligent Systems Supporting the Assessment of Soil Influence on Crop Yields (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Water Resources and Land Use Planning (Third Edition) (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Nature-Based Solutions for Soil-Water Related Sustainable Development Goals (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Understanding Disasters in a Changing Landscape: Causes, Impacts and Mitigation Strategies (Deadline: 28 April 2026)
- Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate-Resilient Soil–Water Systems (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Soil Engineering for Improving Water, Solutes, and Heat Dynamics of Arid Lands (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Brownfield Redevelopment: Soil Remediation for Sustainable Cities (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Land-Use Impacts on Water Resources and Watershed Management (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Climate and Ecosystem Interactions Shaping Land Degradation and Recovery in Water-Scarce Environments (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Sustainable Monitoring of Wetland Ecosystems for Environmental Conservation (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Regenerative Agriculture and Its Potential for Soil Carbon Sequestration (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Young Researchers in Land, Soil, and Water (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Soil Pollution by Heavy Metals: Monitoring, Remediation, and Land Management Strategies (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Salinity Monitoring and Modelling at Different Scales: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- The Second Edition: Soil Ecological Risk Assessment Based on LULC (Deadline: 16 June 2026)
- Resilience Planning and Decision-Making: Responding to Today’s Soil Conservation and Future Conditions (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Quantifying Soil Erosion Processes Using Satellite Data: Progress and Perspectives (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Identification, Evaluation and Management of Human-Transformed and Human-Constructed Soils and Landforms (Deadline: 16 July 2026)
- Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Soil and Water Management (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Monitoring and Modelling the Water and Carbon Dynamics in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Interaction Between Soil Organic Carbon and Soil Water Content in Agriculture: Modelling, Challenges and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
