Review Process

Double blind peer review

To meet scientific standard all articles need to undergo a double-blind peer-review process. In a first step, all submitted manuscripts need to undergo a plagiarism check based on Crossref Similarity Check powered by iThenticate. In the next step, to save reviewers time, all submitted manuscripts are assessed by the editors together with the editorial board for suitability for the review process. If a manuscript do not comply with the journals standard they might get rejected before a formal reviewer process. According to the topic two reviewers with expertise in the file of concern will be invited on advice of the editorial board members. Reviewers only get access if they accept an invitation. Along with the manuscript the names of authors are not concealed to the reviewers. Reviewers should treat the review process confidentially and must not disclose any details to anyone not directly involved in the review process. Reviewers may consult colleagues within the institute, but need to identify them to the editors. If experts from outside the reviewer's institute are consulted, reviewers need to check with the editors beforehand to avoid involving anyone who may have been excluded by the editor. Both reviewers have to assess the quality of the manuscript in accordance to the review report form provided. Based on the review reports, the editors together with the editorial board members decide to: accept the manuscript (without or with minor revision), invite the authors to resubmit manuscript after adressing major concerns of complete revision or to reject manuscript due to substantial deficits. 

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of manuscript submissions in Landscape Online is about 37% - 42 accepted articles by a total of 114 received manuscripts (5 years period: 2016-2021).

The reviewer's role

Peer reviewers help to ensure the integrity of the scholarly record. The reviewer reports are for two purposes: a) to provide editors with information they need to reach a decision, b) to instruct the authors on how manuscript can be to enhanced and strengthened for publication. Therefore, reviewers submit both confidential comments to the editor and those to be considered for the authors. Reviewers will be guided with the help of an evaluation form provided. For detailed information we refer to the Ethical Guidelines for peer reviewers as provided by COPE.

Review tandem

We encourage 'review tandems', in which senior researchers collaboratively elaborate the review with junior members of their research unit. We believe that this is a valuable training for young scholars to gain first experience as reviewer and to learn about manuscript quality standards from the reviewers perspective to enhance own writing skills. Still, we advise you as a senior researcher to look over the comments and approve them before they are submitted. Furthermore, we ask to give credit to the editors on who contributed to the review. If you are interested in offering such a review tandem in your research unit please contact the Editorial Management.

Reviewer Credits

Because Landscape Online is registered at Publons you can use your Publons account to give you the option to receive official credit for your review on Web of Science. Simply forward your "thank you review manuscript" Email you get and forward it to reviews@webofscience.com.

We acknowledge the reviewers of each year annually in the IALE Bulletin and the publishers newsletter of IALE-D as well as at the journals webpage. 

Reviewer appreciation

We would like to thank all reviewers contributing their expertise to the peer review of manuscripts. We give a sincere thank to all reviewers since the launch of the journal for making Landscape Online possible and to ensure it's quality:

Achim Daschkeit, Agata Cieszewska, Ahmad Hami, Ahmad Hamidov, Alan Andersen, Alejandro Rescia, Alessandro Gretter, Alessandro Rigolon, Alexandra Dulic, Allessandor Ossola, Ana Isabel Queiroz, Ana Paula Turetta, Anders Bryn, Anders Lundberg, András Jung, Andreas Calvo, Andres Caballero, Andrew Hudak, Angela Lausch, Ângela Lomba, Anna Długozima, Annika Hofgaard, Antonio Santoro, Astrid Moser, Audrey Mayer, Bahareh Motamed, Ben Hoffmann, Benjamin Burkhard, Bernd Diekkrüger, Bettina Ohneseorg, Biancamaria Torquati, Broder Breckling, Carmen Galán, Carolin Galler, Caroline Sullivan, Carsten Lorz, Carsten Paul, Chiara Paffarini, Chloe Bellamy, Christa Hainz-Renetzeder, Christian Albert, Christian Bockstaler, Christine Estreguil, Christine Fürst, Christine Haaland, Christof Schenck, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Claudia Bernasconi, Claudio Almeida, Dagmar Haase, Daniele Torreggiani, Daud Rafiqpoor, Davi R. Butler, David Bowman, David Peters, Denis Byrne, Diana Tomback, Didit Okta Pribadi, Diedrich Bruns, Diego Anjos, Donald R. Hodel, Eduardo Oliveira, Elizabeth Hane, Emilio Padoa-Schioppa, Enrico Borgogno-Mondino, Eric Guilbert, Erich Tasser, Fábio Albuquerque, Fabio Santeramo, Fabrizio Frascaroli, Fahed Al-Mana, Felix Herzog, Felix Müller, Fernando Becker, Florian Danzinger, Folkert de Jong, Frank Sleegers, Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier, Gabor L Lovei, Gabriele Broll, Gerd Lupp, Gerhard Overbeck, Giovanni Sanesi, Giovanni Zurlini, Giuseppe Pulighe, Graham Fairclough, Graham Smith, Günter Schönfelder, Hammad Gilani, Hana Skokanova, Hannes Palang, Hans Knapp, Hartmut Rein, Helen Soovali, Helena Nordh, Helle Skånes, Henriette John, Hermann Klug, Hermann Lenhart, Himlal Baral, Hubert Wiggering, Ian Rotherham, Ingo Hahn, Irena Niedźwiecka-Filipiak, Irene Petrosillo, Iryna Dronova, Jacek Kozak, Jan Barkmann, Jan Thiele, Janez Pirnat, Janina Kleemann, Janine Bolliger, Janusz Słodczyk, Jennifer Hauck, Jerzy Solon, Jesper Brandt, Jesse Caputo, Jesse Rieb, Jiří Kupka, Jo Russell-Clarke, Joachim Maes, Jochen Jäger, Johannes Hermes, John R. Taylor, John Thomlinson, Jonatan Arias García, Jörg Löffler, Jorge Aubad Echeverri, José Daniel Anadón, José Gómez Zotano, Jürgen Breuste, Justus van Beusekom, Kakhramon Mamasalievich Djumaboev, Karl Ludwig, Karl Mannsfeld, Katharina Diehl, Kathrin Specht, Kerstin Anschlag, Kevin Thellmann, Khairullah Moussa Awad Al-Jabary, Kinga Öllerer, Klara Winkler, Klaus Müller, Klaus Müller-Hohenstein, Krystian Puzdrakiewicz, Kurt Beil, Kurt Riitters, Larry Hanks, Laura Stratopoulus, Leif Kullman, Leila Mahmoudi Farahani, Leonie Fischer, Liam Crowther, Lorena Muñoz, Lucian Dragut, Ludwig Braun, Lutfi I. Al Juhany, Magdalene Langset, Maja Тодоровић Izquierdo, Marc Metzger, Marco Neubert, Margareta Ihse, Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Maria Busse, María García-Martín, Maria Ignatieva, Marion Jay, Marion Kruse, Markus Dotterweich, Markus Reinke, Marlene Roellig, Martin Maier, Martin Sauerwein, Martina van Lierop, Matt Bekker, Matthias Pietsch, Meike Weltin, Michael Förster, Michiel Verhofstad, Mihai Sorin Stupariu, Minna Kaljonen, Mohammed Rahmann, Morten Skogen, Muriel Tichit, Nadja Kabisch, Nasim Yazdani, Nazir Hussain, Nelly Rodriguez Erazo, Neville Crossmann, Nicole Bauer, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Niina Käyhkö, Nils Hein, Nin Gu, Nina Morris, Olaf Bastian, Olaf Kühne, Olaf Schroth, Ole Rößler, Oxana Klimanova, Patrik Olsson, Peder Agger, Peter Brimblecombe, Philip James, Philip Lynch, Ralf-Uwe Syrbe, Richard Coles, Rico Hübner, Rieke Hansen, Rita Basi, Roberta Bottarin, Robin Matthews, Rodolfo Jaffé Calvo, Roman Lenz, Rosalia Filippini, Rudi van Etteger, Sandrine Petit, Sara Mahdizadeh, Sebastian Hoechstetter, Sebastian Klimek, Simon Bell, Simona R.Grădinaru, Sreetheran Maruthaveeran, Stefan Heiland, Stefan Schindler, Stefan Zerbe, Steffen Nijhuis, Stephan Dabbert, Stevanka Hadci Pekova, Stoyan Nedkov, Susan Barton, Susanne Frank, Sven Jelaska, Sven-Erik Rabe, Swanni Alvarado, Teppo Hujala, Thomas Blaschke, Thomas Claßen, Thomas Kirchhoff, Thomas Schatz, Thomas Schmidt, Thomas Wrbka, Tibor Hartel, Tobias Silva, Toon Spanhove, Ulrich Deil, Ulrich Sukopp, Ulrich Walz, Ulrike Faude, Uta Schirpke, Uta Steinhardt, Ute Wardenga, Vanessa Burton, Vasilos Papanastasis, Verena Cordlandwehr, Veronkia Fontana, Victoria Junquera, Wei Hou, Wenche Dramstad, Werner Konold, Werner Rolf, William Hohman, Winfried Schenk, Wolfgang Haber, Yolanda Jiménez Olivencia

(last update Jan. 2022)