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  • About Arid Zone Research

    Arid Zone Research (AZR), founded in 1984, is a bimonthly academic Chinese journal (ISSN1001-4675, CN65-1095/X) with 6 issues per year. The journal is superintended by Chinese Academy of Sciences, jointly sponsored by Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Soil Science Society of China, and published by Science Press.

    1. Orientation

    'Arid Zone Research' adheres to the purpose of serving readers, authors, and promoting the development of disciplines as the core, and strives to improve the quality and grade of journal. The journal expands academic exchanges with the Central Asia countries, and has a purposeful plan to establish special column in arid regions of Central Asia. 'Arid Zone Research' timely disseminated the latest scientific and technological achievements at domestic and overseas. The journal will carry forward the original academic spirit, take the 'scientific discovery priority' as the highest goal, give priority to the publication of high-quality original academic papers, and adhere to the principle of 'controlling the quality, publish quality articles'.

    2. Content

    The journal publishes innovative research papers, monographs and reviews, research methods and application of new technologies of arid areas of water, soil, biology, climate and environment. We also publish academic discussions and debates, academic trends at domestic and overseas, introduction of new books in arid areas.

    The journal focusing on the global changes in arid zone response, inland water cycle and water resources, adaptation to climate change in fragile ecosystems in arid regions, oasis ecosystem construction, oasis discipline development, and other basic scientific issues in arid regions, and the achievements of desert transformation and utilization.

    3. Column

    The journal focusing on the connotation construction, paying close attention to the adjustment of national economic policies and the project approval of major science and technology projects. Arid Zone Research will timely analyze the hot topics, check the reserve situation of manuscripts that fit the hot spots, and set up columns from a unique perspective. And actively organize expert writing.The journal has successively opend such columns as 'expert forum', 'academician forum', 'Tarim River basin', 'Oasis sustainable development', 'Central Asia ecology and environment','Pan-third pole environment and green silk road'.

    4. Service Object

    The readers of this journal are scientific and educational workers, science and technology management personnel, graduate students and university students in the fields of biology, ecology, geology, hydrology, meteorology, agricultural science, and environmental protection.

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