Land Degradation & Development (LDD)

Land Degradation & Development is a long-standing, peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Wiley that examines the multifaceted phenomena of land degradation worldwide and approaches for sustainable land management and rehabilitation. First appearing in academic volumes in 1990, the journal has served as a key platform for researchers and practitioners in environmental science, soil science, agriculture, ecology, and related disciplines. Its scope encompasses rigorous scientific studies, empirical analyses, and policy-oriented research focused on identifying the causes and consequences of degradation processes such as soil erosion, nutrient depletion, salinization, and desertification in terrestrial ecosystems. The journal also emphasizes strategies for monitoring, mitigating, and reversing land degradation, including sustainable land-use practices, restoration and rehabilitation interventions, and governance frameworks that promote environmental resilience and long-term ecosystem health. By bridging natural and social science perspectives, the journal fosters interdisciplinary dialogue on how degraded landscapes affect human livelihoods, biodiversity, and global sustainability goals. Contributions often explore interactions between socio-economic drivers and biophysical processes, the impacts of climate change on land resources, and evaluation of policy instruments to support effective land stewardship. As a respected outlet in environmental research, Land Degradation & Development advances both theoretical understanding and real-world applications that address urgent land sustainability challenges in a changing world.

Land Degradation & Development (LDD) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, General Environmental Science, Development, Environmental Chemistry, Soil Science, degradation processes affecting terrestrial environments and explores their socio-ecological, economic, policy dimensions, soil science, environmental science, ecology, agriculture, land use change, climate impacts, ecosystem degradation, rehabilitation and restoration strategies, sustainable land management, policy analysis , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1085-3278, E-ISSN: 1099-145X, Established: 1990, Impact Factor: 3.7
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE