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Land Use Policy Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Land Use Policy in one click — DocuGuru applies the official Elsevier template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Land Use Policy format

Land Use Policy is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Land Rights and Reforms.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Land Use Policy, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inLand Use and Ecosystem Services Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Land Rights and Reforms Economic and Environmental Valuation Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
ISSN0264-8377
Citation impact (2-yr)6.71
h-index210
i10-index6,125
Total citations367,400
Article processing charge$3,680
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Sciences
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Land Use Policy per year

267
2014
340
2015
442
2016
577
2017
689
2018
611
2019
743
2020
618
2021
493
2022
425
2023
346
2024
367
2025

Citation impact of Land Use Policy by publication year

17.7K
2014
21.6K
2015
22.2K
2016
29.2K
2017
38K
2018
30.5K
2019
35.8K
2020
22.6K
2021
13.8K
2022
7.2K
2023
4.5K
2024
1.6K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Land Use Policy

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

Panos Panagos, Pasquale Borrelli, Katrin Meusburger et al. · 25 May 2015

Land use and management influence the magnitude of soil loss. Among the different soil erosion risk factors, the cover-management factor (C-factor) is the one that policy makers and farmers can most readily influence in order to help reduce soil loss rates. The present study proposes a methodology for estimating the C-factor in the European Union…

Land Use Policy template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Land Use Policy format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Land Use Policy template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Land Use Policy use?
Land Use Policy uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Land Use Policy, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Land Use Policy?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Land Use Policy document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Land Use Policy template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Land Use Policy format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Land Use Policy?
Land Use Policy is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Land Use Policy template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Land Use Policy PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Land Use Policy template (the elsarticle class) that is ready to submit to Elsevier, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Land Use Policy template cost?
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