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Discussing a challenging document focused on Land Use: The first bibliometric analysis of Laudato Si’
  • Paulo Mourao,
  • Vitor Martinho
Paulo Mourao
University of Minho

Corresponding Author:paulom@eeg.uminho.pt

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Vitor Martinho
Polytechnic Institute of Viseu
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Abstract

We live challenging times on several levels, and in this context the second encyclical, Laudato Si’ (LS), of Pope Francis, published in 2015, has provided a special challenge for academics. As Pope Francis suggested in 2015, societies are challenged to modify the paradigms of life to achieve more sustainable development. LS has quickly become a widely quoted document, even by academics. This paper is the first bibliometric research about LS aiming to analyze this encyclical and explore several works published about LS between 2015 and 2020.To this end, we studied all documents published in the Web of Science Core Collection (238) and Scopus (222) about the topic “Laudato Si” in depth and analyzed them using bibliometric methods. The results show that there are scientific fields focused on studying LS in particular, namely Religious Sciences and the fields of Sustainability and Environment Studies. We also observed a small amount of networking among the authors publishing about LS.
01 May 2021Submitted to Land Degradation & Development
04 May 2021Submission Checks Completed
04 May 2021Assigned to Editor
05 May 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
30 Jun 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
08 Jul 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
09 Jul 20211st Revision Received
12 Jul 2021Submission Checks Completed
12 Jul 2021Assigned to Editor
06 Aug 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
10 Aug 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Oct 2021Published in Land Degradation & Development volume 32 issue 16 on pages 4680-4692. 10.1002/ldr.4070