Science Press (China)
Springer (Germany)
The Journal of Arid Land is an international journal for the natural sciences, sponsored by the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Science Press and China Society of Natural Resources. It is
The Journal of Arid Land is an international journal for the natural sciences, sponsored by the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Science Press and China Society of Natural Resources. It is published by Science Press and Springer. JAL is a bimonthly journal with 6 issues per year.
JAL 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;
(5) Reviews, brief communications, trend and book reviews of work in the aforementioned subjects.
- Author-paid optional open access
- English
