Journal Title：Journal Of Arid Land

The Journal of Arid Land is an international peer-reviewed journal co-sponsored by Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Science Press. It aims to meet the needs of researchers, students and practitioners in sustainable development and eco-environmental management, focusing on the arid and semi-arid lands in Central Asia and the world at large.

The Journal covers such topics as the dynamics of natural resources (including water, soil and land, organism and climate), the security and sustainable development of natural resources, and the environment and the ecology in arid and semi-arid lands, especially in Central Asia. Coverage also includes interactions between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere, and the relationship between these natural processes and human activities. Also discussed are patterns of geography, ecology and environment; ecological improvement and environmental protection; and regional responses and feedback mechanisms to global change. The Journal of Arid Land also presents reviews, brief communications, trends and book reviews of work on these topics.

《干旱区学报》是由中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所、科学出版社共同主办的国际同行评审期刊。它旨在满足研究人员、学生和从业人员在可持续发展和生态环境管理方面的需求，重点关注中亚和整个世界的干旱和半干旱地区。

期刊涵盖自然资源动态（包括水、土壤和土地、生物和气候）、自然资源的安全和可持续发展、干旱和半干旱地区的环境和生态等主题，尤其是在中亚。覆盖范围还包括大气、水圈、生物圈和岩石圈之间的相互作用，以及这些自然过程与人类活动之间的关系。还讨论了地理、生态和环境的模式；生态改善和环境保护；以及对全球变化的区域响应和反馈机制。 Journal of Arid Land 还提供有关这些主题的工作的评论、简短的交流、趋势和书评。