User:Weilh/Land Change Science/Siperez Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Weilh


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * User:Weilh/Land Change Science


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)

Evaluate the drafted changes

 * Overall, a comprehensive overview of interesting topic, and the subject of the article is provided in a clearly written, neutral manner. The introductory sentence clearly defines the concept. The lead provides a useful overview of land change science, but could incorporate some of the other topics discussed in the article (e.g., origin, disciplinary influences, etc.).
 * The references are reputable and current, and are all from peer-reviewed academic or government agency sources. All citations have active hyperlinks, allowing readers to easily click through to the source.
 * The Origin and Influences sections cover related material about the history and disciplinary influences of land change science. Since these sections are both on the shorter side, you could consider combining them.
 * The text of the article is consistent with the sources and accurately reflects their content. However, some of the content is close paraphrasing of the cited sources and reads as such. For example, the first two lines are quite similar to the cited source both in terms of the sentence structure and word choice. Make sure to fully paraphrase your source material.
 * The included remote sensing image provides a helpful example to illustrate the kinds of data and issues that land change science encompasses.
 * Consider adding specific examples of land change science applications and research into the article, which may help to further highlight the importance of this discipline. For example, piggybacking on the satellite image of Amazonian deforestation, you could discuss how land change science evaluates spatial patterns of deforestation hot-spots.