Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission
Abstracts must be prepared in English. Please ensure that your abstract does not contain spelling, grammatical or scientific errors, as this can be grounds for rejection. In case of acceptance, changes in the abstract title, text or authorship won’t be allowed. Submission is extended until September 30, 2021 (originally September 15).
Abstract review
After review by the scientific committee, the presenting author will be notified via e-mail about: (a) the acceptance or rejection of the abstract, (b) the decided session and format of the presentation (oral or poster), and (c) in case the scientific committee indicates that the work needs corrections, the authors will have a single opportunity to send a new version of the abstract according to the suggestions and corrections of the scientific committee. Notification will be set until October 15, 2021.
Abstract requirements
Title: maximum 2 lines.
Author names: include all authors
Author affiliations: Department, Institute, City, Postal Code, Country
E-mail addresses: include addresses of all authors
Keywords: 3 to 5 keywords
Abstract: Maximum 400 words
Presentation format: oral or poster
POSTER PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
In the context of the virtual conference, submission accepted for poster presentation will be delivered as short video presentations. For more information please download the guidelines.
Publication
Selected publications will be considered for the Special Issue “Fire in the Earth System: Humans and Nature” in LAND (MDPI), which is guest edited by Prof. Dr. Artemi Cerdà and Dr. Ioannis N. Daliakopoulos.
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Land is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Authors will receive 10% discount when submitting the extended conference papers to the SI. SI Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI’s English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
