Deadline extended for VCS Special Collection “Vegetation classification of islands and archipelagos”
Prepared by Jorge Capelo, Jürgen Dengler and Riccardo Guarino

Following several requests, we extended the deadlines for the Special Collection on the vegetation of islands and archipelagos worldwide in IAVS’ gold open access journal Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) by one month. You find the full details in the original call.
New deadlines:
- Until 28 February 2025: Please submit your (preliminary) abstract to Jürgen Dengler (dr.juergen.dengler@gmail.com). The abstract must follow the VCS Author Guidelines.
- Until 20 March 2025: Authors will be notified whether their planned work is eligible for submission.
- Until 30 June 2025: Submission of invited papers, which will then undergo peer review.
- End of 2025 or early 2026: Completion of the Special Collection with the publication of an Editorial by the Guest Editors.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and hope you will join us in making this Special Collection a valuable resource for the IAVS community.
Jorge Capelo (jorge.capelo@gmail.com)
Jürgen Dengler (dr.juergen.dengler@gmail.com)
Riccardo Guarino (guarinotro@hotmail.com)




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