Land Degradation and Soil Mapping

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit your papers for publication in this Special Issue of Land, “Land Degradation and Soil Mapping”. Land degradation is viewed as a major threat to ecosystem functions and services. Its adverse local effects, coupled with negative environmental and social impacts, pose significant challenges to communities at both the local and global levels. Predictive soil maps generated using geospatial techniques are considered as one of the most effective representations of specific features of soil conditions.

This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality scientific contributions regarding land degradation and soil mapping on a local, regional, or global scale. It will contain theoretical/methodological advances and operational and applied studies, covering many disciplinary fields. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Land degradation neutrality: mapping, measuring, and monitoring;
• Digital soil mapping;
• Desertification control;
• Land use optimization;
• Sustainable soil management practices.

Dr. Zahn Münch
Prof. Dr. Adriaan van Niekerk
Dr. Zama Eric Mashimbye
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Land is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.