Landscape Research, the peer-reviewed journal of the Landscape Research Group, is one of the foremost journals in its field. A dedicated international forum for debating landscape, the journal is distinctive in its combining of high-quality and innovative research papers with reflective critiques of landscape practice.
Contributions to the journal appeal to a wide academic and professional readership and reach an interdisciplinary and international audience. Whilst unified by a focus on landscape, the coverage of Landscape Research is wide ranging. The journal therefore encourages submissions from a range of disciplines, including environmental conservation, geography (human and physical), landscape architecture, archaeology, history, anthropology, urban studies, planning, design, heritage studies, ecology, countryside management, cultural studies and forestry.
Landscape Research publishes in a variety of formats, including original articles, critical review articles, photo essays, book reviews and book forums. Information about each of these formats is available in the 'Instructions for authors' section of the website.
We also welcome proposals for special issues. Guidelines for special issues can be found here and our Special Issue Proposal form can be accessed by clicking here.
Landscape Research Group
Landscape Research is the journal of the Landscape Research Group, which is a registered charity (No. 287610) established to advance education and research, encourage interest and exchange information for public benefit in the field of landscape and any related fields.
Landscape Research Group is set up as a Company Limited by Guarantee known as 'Landscape Research Group Ltd' (Company Registration No. 1714386, Cardiff). The Registered Office of the company is: 89A The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1QE.
Peer Review Statement
All formats published in this journal (with the exception of book reviews and forums) undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two referees in a full 'double anonymized' refereeing process.
Journal metrics
Usage
204K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.7 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.0 (2023) 5 year IF
3.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.035 (2023) SNIP
0.506 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
9 days avg. from submission to first
decision
68 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
19 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
21% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor: Professor Hannes Palang, Tallinn University, Estonia
Consulting Editor: Professor Emma Waterton, University of York, UK
Associate Editors: Dr Mark R. Eischeid, University of Oregon, USA Dr Andrew Butler, SLU Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Dr Gillian Lawson, Lincoln University, New Zealand Professor Veerle van Eetvelde, University of Ghent, Belgium
Assistant Editors: Professor Mark R. Eischeid, University of Oregon, USA Dr Merham Keleg, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Academic Support Editor: Dr Paul Brindley, University of Sheffield, UK
Book Reviews Editor: Dr Laura Menatti, Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, Austria
Social Media Editor: Dr Zannah Matson, University of Guelph, Canada
Editorial Assistant: Yellowback, Canterbury, UK
Pre-Editor Assistant: Dr Hayley Saul, University of York, UK Dr Vanicka Arora, University of Stirling, UK
International Editorial Advisory Board: Professor Helen Armstrong, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Professor Michael Batty, University College London, UK Professor Robert Brown, Texas A&M University, USA Dr Katherine Burlingame, University of Oslo, Norway Dr Elizabeth Cavaliere, Queen’s University, Canada Dr Brad Coombes, University of Auckland/Kati Mamoe and Ngati Kahungunu, New Zealand Dr Lucia Costa, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dr Julie Crawshaw, Northumbria University, UK Professor Shelley Egoz, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway Professor Matthew Gandy, University of Cambridge, UK Dr Paul H. Gobster, United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, USA Professor Gert Groening, Universitaet der Kuenste Berlin, Germany Professor Susan Herrington, University of British Columbia, Canada Professor Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, University of Bern, Switzerland Dr Nobuko Inaba, University of Tsukuba, Japan Professor Bin Jiang, The University of Hong Kong, China Professor Anna Jorgensen, University of Sheffield, UK Dr Olaf Kühne, University of Tubingen, Germany Dr Hannah Macpherson, University of Brighton, UK Professor Jala Makhzoumi, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Professor Nora Mitchell, National Park Service, University of Vermont, USA Dr Thomas Oles, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Dr Meg Parsons, University of Auckland, New Zealand Professor Bas Pedroli, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Professor Colin Price, Colin Price Free-lance Academic Services, UK Professor Mattias Qviström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Professor Maggie Roe, Newcastle University, UK Dr Zhang Rouran, Shenzhen University, China Dr Jim Russell, University of Tasmania, Australia Dr Ingrid Sarlöv-Herlin, Swedish University of Agricultural Scie-nces, Sweden Professor Simon Swaffield, Lincoln University, New Zealand Professor Carys Swanwick, University of Sheffield, UK Professor Divya Tolia-Kelly, University of Sussex, UK Professor Marc Treib, University of California, Berkeley, USA Professor Catharine Ward Thompson, University of Edinburgh, UK Dr Pedro Sergio Urquijo Torres, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Dr Charlotte Veal, Newcastle University, UK Dr Vera Vicenzotti, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Professor Sarah Wright, University of Newcastle, Australia Professor John Wylie, University of Exeter, UK Professor Makoto Yokohari, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Abstracting and indexing
Journal Prizes
In 2019, Landscape Research introduced two annual prizes, supported by the Landscape Research Group. Both prizes aim to encourage, celebrate and recognise high-quality contributions to the field of landscape research.
Best Paper Prize:
This prize is awarded to the paper judge to have made the greatest contribution to scholarship on landscape in the previous 12 months, with judgements based primarily on innovation, clarity and significance.
The authors/s of the winning article will be awarded a £250.00 prize.
Submission Process:
All papers submitted to the journal will automatically be eligible for the award of the above prize. Each year, members of the journal's International Editorial Advisory Board will be asked to nominate the best published paper in the previous 12-month period. The nominated papers will be used to create a shortlist, from which the journal's Editorial Team will select the winning paper.
Best Paper by an Early Career Researcher Prize:
This prize is awarded to the paper, authored by an early career researcher to have made the greatest contribution to scholarship on landscape in the previous 12 months, with judgements based primarily on innovation, clarity and significance. The article should not have more than two authors; the first author must be an early career researcher (i.e. a PhD candidate or researcher who was awarded their PhD within the last five calendar years).
The author/s of the winning article will be awarded a £250.00 prize.
Submission Process:
To enter your paper for the Best Paper by an Early Career Researcher Prize, please email the Journal's Managing Editor ([email protected]) and submit your article via the journal's ScholarOne System. All articles submitted must go through the journal's submission and peer-review process. All nominated papers will be used to create a shortlist, from which the journal's Editorial Team will select the winning paper.
Abstracting & Indexing
Landscape Research is currently noted in the following: Agricultural Engineering Abstracts; Agroforestry Abstracts; Applied Ecology Abstracts; Aquatic Sciences& Fisheries Abstracts; B H A Bibliography of the History of Art; Biological Abstracts; British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography; CAB Abstracts; Current Abstracts; Current Contents; Dairy Science Abstracts; Dietrich's Index Philosophicus; EBSCOhost (Adanced Placement Source, Associates Programs Source, Associates Programs Source Plus, Business Source Alumni Edition, Business Source Complete, Business Source Corporate, Business Source Premier, MegaFILE, Environment Complete, TOC Premier, Vocational Studies Complete, Vocational Studies Premier); Ecology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Environment Index, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management; Forestry Abstracts; Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index; Garden Literature; GeoAbstracts; GEOBASE; GeoRef; Global Health; Grasslands and Forage Abstracts; IBZ/IBR; Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts; Landscape Design; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts; ProQuest (Academic Research Library, 5000 International, Career and Technical Education, Central, Direct 5000); Rural Development Abstracts; SCOPUS; Social Sciences Citation Index; Soils and Fertilizers Abstracts; SwetsWise All Titles; Water Resources Abstracts; Weed Abstracts, and World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts.
Journal Disclaimer
Open access
Landscape Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The Landscape Research Group (LRG) is a charitable organisation that acts to stimulate and encourage enquiry into people’s relationship with landscape.
We wish to empower people to question and understand how they shape and are, in turn, shaped by the world in which they live.
Our over-arching priority is to work towards just and sustainable relationships between people and landscape. To make that happen, we invest our resources to advance creative and innovative research and practice in landscape.
We work in the UK, where we are based, and around the world.
Membership of LRG is open to anyone with an interest in landscape. For more information visit our website www.landscaperesearch.org.
Print ISSN:
0142-6397
Online ISSN:
1469-9710
8 issues per year
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