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1、投稿方式：在线投稿。
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4、刊内电话：0991-7827334
5、刊内邮箱：xjjal@ms.xjb.ac.cn
6、出刊日期：月刊，每月月底出版。
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2026年1月28日星期三
Guide for Authors
【官网信息】
Journal announcements
Co-sponsored by Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Science Press and China Society of Natural Resources, the Journal of Arid Land is an international peer-reviewed journal that explores sustainable development and eco-environmental management and focuses on the arid and semi-arid lands in Central Asia and the world at large. The Journal of Arid Land publishes 12 issues annually, maintaining a consistent monthly schedule.
Aims and scope
Journal of Arid Land is an international, peer-reviewed journal (ISSN 1674-6767 (print version), 2194-7783 (electronic version); CN 65-1278/K) for the natural sciences. The journal is sponsored by the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Science Press and China Society of Natural Resources.
Journal of Arid Land publishes original, innovative, and integrative research in arid and semiarid regions, addressing various aspects in geography, geology, pedology, hydrology, biology, ecology and meteorology. The following topics are covered:
(1) The dynamics of natural resources, including water, soil/land, organisms and climate and the security and sustainable development of natural resources, the environment and the ecology, especially for Central Asia;
(2) The interactions between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere, and the relationship between these natural processes and human activities;
(3) Patterns of geography, ecology and environment; ecological improvement and environmental protection;
(4) Regional responses and feedback mechanisms to global change.
The journal releases 12 issues per year, covering full-length articles/research articles, review articles, short communications, editorials and short reviews. Occasional special issues provide in-depth discussion of contemporary issues. We welcome all original, innovative, and integrative submissions that make contributions to the theories and methods related to arid and semi-arid areas.
The contents of Volumes 1-4 of Journal of Arid Land published can be found here (http://jal.xjegi.com/EN/article/showOldVolumnList.do), and the contents of Volumes 5-17 of Journal of Arid Land published with Springer can be found here (https://link.springer.com/journal/40333/volumes-and-issues).
Article types
Article type
Requirements
Research article
Maximum word counts 1,0000
Review article
Maximum word counts 1,2000
Short communication
Word counts 3000-4000
Editorials
Word counts 1500-2500
Short review
Word counts 4000-5000
Peer review
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will be taken by our editors. This decision is final.
Our editors are not involved in making decisions about papers which:
· they have written themselves.
· have been written by family members or colleagues.
· relate to products or services in which they have an interest.
Any such submissions will be subject to the journal's usual procedures and peer review will be handled independently of the editor involved and their research group.
1. All manuscripts are reviewed by the editorial office. Any papers which fail to meet the basic standards of the journal will be desk-rejected for reasons like out of scope, ethical conflicts, high similarities, lack of originality, flaws in research design or methods, etc. The editorial office will reassign selected papers to the Editor-in-chief.
2. The Editor-in-chief will invite multiple reviewers to review the paper or assign an editorial board member to invite reviewers to review this paper.
3. After at least two reviewers give their reviews and comments, the Editor-in-chief (or the assigned Editor) provides feedback to the authors, based on reviewer comments and his own review comments.
4. When the author submits the revised manuscript, the assigned editor and Editor-in-chief will collaborate to make a final decision.
5. For submissions from the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, Guest Editor(s), other journal Board members, and authors who have conflicts of interest with them, we ensure that the paper is handled confidentially by a different team member.
6. For submissions to Special Issues; if there are conflicts of interest between the Guest Editor(s) and authors, the submissions will be handled by another Editor from the Editorial Board who will manage the peer review process and make the decision whether to accept or reject the paper after peer review.
Open Access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; and include in a collective work (such as an anthology). These uses are permitted only for non-commercial purposes, and provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI); provides a link to the license; and does not alter or modify the article.
If you need to comply with your funding body policy you can apply for a CC BY license after your manuscript is accepted for publication.
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