1、投稿方式：在线投稿。

2、刊内网址（202512期）：

http://jal.xjegi.com

https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/xjjal（投稿系统）

3、官网网址：

https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/journal-of-arid-land/

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。

7、刊内微信公众号：JAL干旱区科学（JAridLand）

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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