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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,382CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Land Degradation & Development

Abbreviation (ISO):LAND DEGRAD DEV
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.07•SCImago Rank: #4,382•Identifier (ISSN):1085-3278(Print)/1099-145X(Online)•Articles / Year: 280•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,414 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
68

68 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
280articles/year
11.33% Gold OA•96.55% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.7)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.377)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.977)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.775)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.275)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 7.27)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Land Degradation & Development is an international journal which seeks to promote rational study of the recognition, monitoring, control and rehabilitation of degradation in terrestrial environments. The journal focuses on: - what land degradation is; - what causes land degradation; - the impacts of land degradation - the scale of land degradation; - the history, current status or future trends of land degradation; - avoidance, mitigation and control of land degradation; - remedial actions to rehabilitate or restore degraded land; - sustainable land management.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Environmental science85.3%Biology83.7%Ecology77.9%Geography73.1%Geology72.6%History49.9%Engineering49.8%Archaeology48.9%Soil science36.1%Paleontology35.4%Soil water31.8%Agronomy31.2%Agriculture30.5%Agroforestry29.5%Chemistry25.8%Geotechnical engineering24.9%Computer science23.2%Physics23%Hydrology (agriculture)22.4%Geomorphology21.8%Botany21.8%Economics21.5%Civil engineering21.4%Organic chemistry20.9%Land use20.7%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,382Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1989-1990, 1992-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.07

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
125

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.62

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,414 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations5,526
3-Year Documents1,145
Citable Documents1,141

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

DevelopmentQ1
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Soil ScienceQ1
Environmental ChemistryQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Editorial Address
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD, THE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER, ENGLAND, W SUSSEX, PO19 8SQ
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
175/395Q2
SOIL SCIENCE
JCRSCIE
15/48Q2
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
151/395Q2
SOIL SCIENCE
JCISCIE
18/48Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—522159
20253.76821,982
20243.64533,631
20234.74254,743
20224.3774367,336
20214.9773276,784
20203.77535810,184
20194.2752969,674
20187.2738015,081
2017—1887,997
2016—2059,497
2015—1105,254
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Land Degradation & Development

WoS Q2
2479201820192020202120222023202420253.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01