Joining the IJGI Editorial Board

Dr. Levente Juhász has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information.

New Appointment

I am pleased to announce that I have joined the Editorial Board of the ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (IJGI), an open access journal published by MDPI. In this role, I am responsible for manuscript pre-checks, overseeing the peer-review process, and providing final editorial decisions within my field of expertise, which is of course geospatial analytics, spatial data science, GeoAI and fundamental data quality questions, especially user-generated data sources. If you are interested, check out how IJGI performs among other GIScience journals in our GIScience Journal Assessment Tool.

A History of Collaboration

This appointment builds on a long-standing relationship with IJGI. My previous contributions to the journal include:

• 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award: Recognized for excellence and dedication to the peer-review process.
• April 2020 Cover Story: My research about Cartographic Vandalism was featured as the cover story for Volume 9, Issue 4.
• Special Issue Editor: I have served as a Guest Editor for several collections:
  • Advances in Social Network Analysis – Spatio-Temporal and Semantic Methods
  • OpenStreetMap as A Multi-Disciplinary Nexus: Perspectives, Practices and Procedures
  • Advances in AI-Driven Geospatial Analysis and Data Generation
  • Advances in AI-Driven Geospatial Analysis and Data Generation (2nd Edition)

Safeguarding Scientific Integrity

As an advocate for open science and reproducibility, I am committed to fostering open scientific exchange while maintaining high-quality research standards. My focus will be on ensuring that research is sound and validated, which is essential for reducing research waste and accelerating progress in geospatial analytics. I look forward to working with the editorial team to safeguard the integrity of the scholarly record in our field.