Land Use Policy

Aims & Scope

Land Use Policy is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with the social, economic, political, legal, physical and planning aspects of urban and rural land use.

It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information from the diverse range of disciplines and interest groups which must be combined to formulate effective land use policies.

The journal examines issues in geography, agriculture, forestry, irrigation, environmental conservation, housing, urban development and transport in both developed and developing countries through major refereed articles and shorter viewpoint pieces.

Land Use Policy aims to provide policy guidance to governments and planners and it is also a valuable teaching resource.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.894

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	171

---

---

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

---

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

---

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Key issues of land use in China and implications for policy making

  Citation: 1013

  Authors: Yansui, Fang, Yuheng

• Assessing, mapping, and quantifying cultural ecosystem services at community level

  Citation: 971

  Authors: Tobias, Sebastian, Elisa, Claudia

• Land use transitions: Socio-ecological feedback versus socio-economic change

  Citation: 923

  Authors: Eric F., Patrick

• Accelerated restructuring in rural China fueled by ‘increasing vs. decreasing balance’ land-use policy for dealing with hollowed villages

  Citation: 767

  Authors: Hualou, Yurui, Yansui, Michael, Jian

• Estimating the soil erosion cover-management factor at the European scale

  Citation: 644

  Authors: Panos, Pasquale, Katrin, Christine, Emanuele, Luca

• Introduction to land use and rural sustainability in China

  Citation: 637

  Authors: Yansui

• Impact of urbanization on cultivated land changes in China

  Citation: 602

  Authors: Xiangzheng, Jikun, Scott, Jipeng, Zhihui

• Multifunctional peri-urban agriculture—A review of societal demands and the provision of goods and services by farming

  Citation: 563

  Authors: Ingo

• European Soil Data Centre: Response to European policy support and public data requirements

  Citation: 531

  Authors: Panos, Marc, Arwyn, Luca

• Strategic adjustment of land use policy under the economic transformation

  Citation: 514

  Authors: Yansui, Jintao, Yuanyuan

---