Call to contribute to a Special Collection “Broad-scale classification of European vegetation” in Vegetation Classification and Survey

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Diversity of European vegetation types (Photo credit: I. Biurrun and J.A. Campos)

The IAVS Working Group European Vegetation Survey and the IAVS’ gold open access journal “Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS)” are proud to launch a joint Special Collection dedicated to the broad-scale classification of European vegetation. We welcome both original research papers and review papers from the national to the continental scale. Presenters at the 33rd conference of the European Vegetation Survey in Perugia are especially welcome to submit papers related to their presentations, but the Special Collection is open to any paper fitting its scope.

Editors: Idoia Biurrun (Spain), Flavia Landucci (Czech Republic) and Denys Vynokurov (Germany/Ukraine); in case of a high number of submissions, one or two additional guest editors might be appointed.Vegetation Classification and Survey is indexed in Web of Science, with a Journal Impact Factor in 2024 of 3.0, and placed in the second quartile (Q2) of all its subject categories. In Scopus it has a CiteScore for 2024 of 3.6, and is placed into Q1 in all its subject categories.

Procedure and deadlines

  • Until 30 September 2025: Please submit your (preliminary) abstract to Idoia Biurrun (idoia.biurrun@ehu.eus). The abstract must follow the VCS Author Guidelines
  • Until 20 October 2025: Authors will be notified whether their planned work is eligible for submission
  • Until 31 January 2026: Submission of invited papers. If the number of eligible papers is too low for a Special Collection, authors will be offered to submit their manuscript as a regular paper
  • Manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer review process and be published on a one-by-one basis once accepted
  • End of 2026 or early 2027: Completion of the Special Collection

For detailed author guidelines, please consult the journal website (https://vcs.pensoft.net/about#Authors-Guidelines) or contact one of the editors of the Special Collection directly: Idoia Biurrun (idoia.biurrun@ehu.eus), Flavia Landucci (flavia.landucci@gmail.com) and Denys Vynokurov (denys.vynokurov@gmail.com). In case we receive many abstracts with promising potential articles, we are open to inviting more guest editors.

Please note that VCS is a gold open-access journal, which requests Article Processing Charges (APCs) from authors. Thanks to the generous support by IAVS, APCs for IAVS members from high- and medium-income countries are strongly subsidized, while IAVS members from low-income countries can publish for free. You can consult prices here: https://vcs.pensoft.net/about#Article-Processing-Charges.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and hope that you will join us in making this Special Collection a valuable resource for the IAVS community.

Signed by Idoia Biurrun, Flavia Landucci and Denys Vynokurov