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Landslides: a review of achievements in the first 5 years (2004–2009)

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The international journal Landslides was initiated in April 2004. It is the core project (IPL-C100) of the International Programme on Landslides, a joint initiative of the International Consortium on Landslides and the United Nations and other global organizations. The aims of Landslides are to promote landslide sciences, technology, and capacity building and strengthen global cooperation for landslide risk reduction within the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. This paper presents an analysis of the first 5 years of Landslides, the study methods employed, the types and major causes of landslides, the number of different contributors per country, and the “times cited” per issue and most frequently cited papers and briefly discusses some of these. Strategies for future development of the journal involve obtaining input and suggestion from researchers and readers worldwide.

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Sassa, K., Tsuchiya, S., Ugai, K. et al. Landslides: a review of achievements in the first 5 years (2004–2009). Landslides 6, 275–286 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-009-0172-5

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