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Land

MDPI AG · Switzerland · Est. 1974

eISSN2073-445X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.775

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.931

Total Worksi

12,577

Total Citationsi

140,807

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Studies; Ecology; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Global and Planetary Change.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,577

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

APC CostCHF 2,600

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MDPI AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2073-445X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

CHF 2,600

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Green Space and HealthConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementUrban Transport and AccessibilityRemote Sensing in AgricultureUrban Heat Island MitigationLand Rights and ReformsSoil erosion and sediment transportRural development and sustainabilityRemote Sensing and Land Use

Frequently asked questions about Land

Is Land a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Land: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Land?

Land is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.16.

Is Land indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Land is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Land?