Land Use Policy

Land Use Policy is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering land use and land management policy. Founded in 2004, it is a leading journal in land use studies, with a 2025 impact factor of 6.6, indexed in SSCI.《土地利用政策》（Land Use Policy, 简称 LUP）是由 Elsevier 出版的月刊同行评审期刊，涵盖土地利用与土地管理政策。该刊创刊于 2004 年，是土地利用研究领域的领军期刊，2025 年影响因子为 6.6，被 SSCI 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish research on the social, economic, political, and environmental dimensions of land use and land use policy, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表关于土地利用与土地利用政策的社会、经济、政治与环境维度研究，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Land use planning and governance: original research on land use planning, land governance, land tenure, property rights, and the institutional frameworks governing land use.土地利用规划与治理： 关于土地利用规划、土地治理、土地权属、产权以及治理土地利用的制度框架的原创研究。
• Urban and rural land use: studies on urbanization, suburbanization, rural land use, agricultural land, and the spatial patterns of land use change.城市与农村土地利用： 关于城市化、郊区化、农村土地利用、农用地以及土地利用变化空间格局的研究。
• Environmental impacts of land use: research on the environmental consequences of land use, including biodiversity loss, soil degradation, water resources, climate change, and ecosystem services.土地利用的环境影响： 关于土地利用环境后果的研究，包括生物多样性丧失、土壤退化、水资源、气候变化与生态系统服务。
• Land policy and sustainability: studies on land use policy instruments, sustainable land management, land degradation neutrality, and the integration of land use in sustainable development.土地政策与可持续性： 关于土地利用政策工具、可持续土地管理、土地退化零增长以及土地利用纳入可持续发展的研究。
• Article types: the journal publishes original research articles, review articles, short communications, and policy analyses.栏目设置： 该刊发表原创研究论文、综述、短讯与政策分析。

History

• Founding: the journal was established in 2004 by Elsevier to address the growing need for interdisciplinary research on land use and land use policy.创刊： 该刊于 2004 年由 Elsevier 创办，以应对土地利用与土地利用政策跨学科研究日益增长的需求。
• Interdisciplinary focus: Land Use Policy brings together researchers from geography, planning, economics, environmental science, and policy studies to address complex land use challenges.跨学科聚焦： 《土地利用政策》汇聚来自地理学、规划学、经济学、环境科学与政策研究的研究者，以应对复杂的土地利用挑战。
• Rapid growth: the journal has grown rapidly in impact and influence, reflecting the increasing global importance of sustainable land use and land policy.快速成长： 该刊在影响力方面迅速成长，反映了可持续土地利用与土地政策日益增长的全球重要性。
• Monthly publication: the journal publishes twelve issues per year, with articles released online ahead of print on a continuous basis.月刊出版： 该刊每年出版 12 期，论文在线先于纸版持续发布。

Editors

The journal is led by co-editors-in-chief supported by associate editors and an editorial board:该刊由联合主编领导，副主编与编委会协助工作：

• Co-editors-in-chief: J. A. Zevenbergen of the University of Twente and Xiaoling Zhang of City University of Hong Kong serve as the co-editors-in-chief.联合主编： 特文特大学的 J. A. 泽文伯根（J. A. Zevenbergen）与香港城市大学的张晓玲（Xiaoling Zhang）担任联合主编。
• Associate editors: the co-editors-in-chief are supported by associate editors with expertise in land use planning, policy, and environmental science.副主编： 联合主编由具有土地利用规划、政策与环境科学专长的副主编协助。
• Editorial board: the journal has a large international editorial board comprising land use researchers and policy experts worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有大型国际编委会，成员为全球土地利用研究者与政策专家。
• Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。