期刊名称：JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The Journal of Arid Environments is a monthly international journal publishing original scientific and technical research articles and reviews on climate, geomorphology, geology, geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, sociology, and technical development in arid, semi-arid, and desert environments. As a forum for multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogue, it is addressed to research workers interested in all aspects of the desert environment and the problems they pose. It is an authoritative work of reference for administrators and government officials in arid and developing countries. Research Areas Include:
Climatology and biometeorology
Rainfall and its biological effects
Erosion and the deposition of sediments: dust storms
Dunes, their structure and formation
Microclimatology
Dew and hygroscopic moisture
Soil flora and fauna in arid lands
Seed germination and its improvement
Vegetational studies in desert regions worldwide
The physiology and ecology of plants and animals
Foraging patterns of mammals
Parasites and predators
Diurnal rhythmicity and phenology
The impact of grazing
Wildlife conservation
Anthropology and sociology of desert peoples
Oasis settlement
Human ecology and traditional land use
Land classification and improvement
Water control
Remote sensing
Desertification, its causes and control
Instructions to Authors
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Communications will be published in English. Papers should be submitted to:
Journal of Arid Environments
Elsevier Editorial Services Office
Block 2, Westbrook Centre
Milton Road
Cambridge, CB4 1YG
UK
Tel: (44) 1223 446000
Fax: (44) 1223 329936
Email: jae@harcourt.com
Authors are encouraged to submit to the Journal of Arid Environments by email. For first submissions, please send a single file containing the entire manuscript in either PDF, Word or PostScript format. For revised submissions, please send a single file containing the entire manuscript in either PDF, Word or PostScript format, in addition to separate text, table and figure files in their original file format
Where appropriate they may be submitted through a member of the Editorial Board in the country of origin.
All communications will be scrutinized by referees. Submissions must be accompanied by a typed list of five individuals who could, in the author's opinion, expertly review the submitted manuscript. Full postal addresses, fax and telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses must be supplied with the names. The Editors reserve the right to use reviewers of their choice.
Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the Journal. Authors submitting manuscripts to the Journal should not submit them simultaneously to another journal.
Communications should be double-spaced, typed on one side of the paper only (quarto or A4) and with a left-hand margin of not less than 4 cm. The submission of four typescripts (an original and three copies) is required, and the author should retain a copy for his or her own use.
Papers should be clear and concise, with a minimum number of tables and illustrations. Tables should follow the Journal style as closely as possible and footnotes in the text are to be avoided. Italics should not be used for emphasis, but where used should be indicated by underlining. All pages should be numbered serially. The typescript should, in general, follow the conventional form: Introduction and Literature, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Summary. The paper should be prefaced by an abstract appearing immediately after the author's name. The abstract should summarize the main facts and conclusions of the paper in not more than 100 words, and the author should list up to eight keywords after the abstract. If it is necessary to refer to various passages in the text, please ensure that the relevant page number is given.
Numbers
Numbers one to nine inclusive should be spelled out and number 10 onwards given in figures. This is not obligatory if many numbers appear together.
Abbreviations
Only standard abbreviations should be used. Where a specialized term is given a specific abbreviation, this should be indicated. The Systeme Internationale (SI) system for units is preferred.
Binomials
Binomials must include authorities only where first used (including tables) UNLESS reference can be made to a competent standard work. For plant names this standard work should be listed in Frodin, D.G., Guide to Standard Floras of the World (revised) (Kew Publications).
Illustrations
All illustrations will be reduced to a size not exceeding 19 x 14 cm. No illustration should be submitted which will not fit into an envelope 35 x 47cm. A metric scale should preferably be included on each illustration. If this is not possible, the magnification (or reduction) should be given in the legendand adjusted after any modification in the size of the illustration.
Drawings
Line drawings and half-tone blocks are referred to as Fig. 1, Fig.2, etc. If a line drawing or half-tone plate is composed of more than one subject, each should be identified as (a),(b), etc. The name(s) of the author(s) and the number of the figure or plate must be marked on the back of all illustrations, and the orientation of the illustration indicated.
Line drawings should be submitted on quarto (28 x 21.5 cm) or A4 (30 x 21 cm) sheets. Drawings should be in Indian Ink on tracing linen, Bristol board or faintly blue-lined graph paper. Photoprints of drawings cannot always be reproduced satisfactorily, but may in the first instance be submitted, and the original drawings sent if the paper is accepted. Clear black and white photographs may be submitted, but colour is unacceptable.
References
Authors are requested to check the list of references against the text to ensure that:
- the spelling of author's names and the dates given are consistent;
- all authors quoted in the text are included in the list of references;
- the references only include published works by authors cited in the text.
If more than one reference by the same author(s) published in the same year is cited, use a, b etc., after the year in both text and list, e.g. 1963a. Text citations should be given in the form: (Smith & Howard, 1968; Briggs, 1972; O'Brien et al., 1981), i.e. three authors or more use et al. for text citations, and in the event of multiple citations, authors should be quoted in chronological order, and then alphabetically. In the list of references, however, author(s) should be arranged in alphabetical order, and then chronologically.
Please note that the names of all authors should be given in the list of references and et al. used in the text. The full title of the paper must be given, together with the first and last pages. Titles of journals should be given in full, and the place of publication, publisher and the total number of pages of books cited. This applies to multi-author volumes from which individual contributions are cited. The pagination of these contributions should also be given. References should be listed in the following formats:
Abrahams, A.D. & Parsons, A.J. (1991). Relation between infiltration and stone cover on a semi-arid hillslope, southern Arizona. Journal of Hydrology,122: 49-59.
Evanari, M., Shanan, L. & Tadmore, N. (1982). The Negev. The challenge of a Desert (2nd Edn). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 437 pp.
Gutterman, Y. (1982). Phenotypic maternal effect of photoperiod on seed germination. In: Khan, A.D. (Ed.), The Physiology and Biochemistry of Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination, pp. 67-79. Amsterdam: Elsevier Biomedical Press. 547 pp.
In order to reduce unnecessary correspondence, the Editors reserve the right to make minor linguistic alterations, without consulting authors every time they do so.
Books for review may be sent to the Academic Press Editorial Office.
Copyright/Offprints
Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if it is accepted for publication, copyright of the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the publisher. The Copyright Transfer Agreement, which may be copied from the pages following the Information for Contributors or found on the journal home page, should be signed by the appropriate person(s) and should accompany the original submission of a manuscript to this journal. The transfer of copyright does not take effect until the manuscript is accepted for publication. The written consent of the publisher must be obtained if any article is to be published elsewhere in the same form, in any language. It is the policy of the publisher that authors need not obtain permission in the following cases only:
(1) to use their original figures or tables in their future work;
(2) to make copies of their papers for use in their classroom teaching; and
(3) to include their papers as part of their dissertations.
In consideration of the assignment of copyright, 20 offprints of each paper will be supplied. Further offprints may be ordered at extra cost; the offprint order form will be sent with the proofs.
MANUSCRIPTS ON DISK
When supplying the final revised article please include, where possible, a disk of your manuscript prepared on PC-compatible or Apple Macintosh computers, along with the hard copy print-out. Disks (5 ?" or 3 ?") and most word processing packages are acceptable, although any version of WordPerfect or Microsoft Word is preferred.
Please follow these guidelines carefully:
- Include an ASCII version on the disk, together with the word processed version if possible.
- Ensure that the files are not saved as 'read-only'.
- Manuscripts prepared on disk must be accompanied by two hard copies printed with double-spaced text, which may be used if setting from the disk proves impracticable. Include also two copies of all figures.
- Ensure the final version of the hard copy and the file on disk are the same. It is the authors' responsibility to ensure complete compatibility. If there are differences the hard copy will be used.
- The directives for preparing the paper in the style of the journal as set out in the Information for Contributors must be followed; that is, ensure the document is in the following order: Title; Authors; Addresses; Short title; Abstract; up to eight Keywords; Introduction; Methods and Materials; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Tables; Figure legends.
- The operating system and the word processing software used to produce the article should be noted on the disk (e.g. DOS/WordPerfect), as well as all filenames. If UNIX, method of extraction should also be noted.
- The disk/tape should be labelled with the journal reference number (if known), manuscript number, author name(s), hardware and software used to generate the disk file.
- Do not include copyright material on the disk, e.g. word processing software or operating system files, because this can create difficulties with Customs clearance.
- Package floppy disks in such away as to avoid damage in the post.
Additional points to note:
- Use two carriage returns to end headings and paragraphs.
- Type text without end-of-line hyphenation, except for compound words.
- Do not use lower case "l" for "1" or "O"for "0". (They have different typesetting values.)
- Footnotes, tables and figure captions should be saved in a separate file from the main text. However, please ensure clear hard copies are supplied as they will almost certainly be typeset from the hard copy.
- Be consistent with punctuation and only insert a single space between words and after punctuation.
- Please include a list of any special characters you have had to use, e.g.Greek, maths.
Illustrations Submitted on Disk
Authors' illustrations should also, where possible, be supplied as both hardcopy and electronic files. Figures drawn using Aldus Freehand (Apple Macintosh)then saved as Encapsulated Postscript files (EPS) are preferred and should be supplied on a separate disk.
Editorial Board
Editor Emeritus:
Prof. J.L. Cloudsley-Thompson
Executive Editors:
Prof. C.F. Hutchinson, Office of Arid Land Studies, University of Arizona, USA
Prof. W.G. Whitford, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico state University, USA
Editors:
Prof. D.S.G. Thomas, Geography and Earth Sciences, Sheffield Centre for International Drylands Research, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Dr. A. Agnew, Plant Sciences, Herbarium Institute of Biology, University of Wales, United Kingdom
Editorial Board:
Dr. C. Agnew, Department of Geography, University College, London, United Kingdom
Dr. R. Avery, School of Biological Sciences, Univeristy of Bristol, United Kingdom
Prof. R. Balling, Jr., Office of Climatology, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA
Dr. J. Cepeda, Departmento di Biologiz, Universidad de La Serena, Chille
Prof. M.J. Delaney, School of Environmental Science, Univrsity of Bradford, United Kingdom
Dr. A.G. de Soyza, Head of TERC, Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency, United Arab Emirates
Dr. D. Dunkerley, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Dr. W.V. Engelhardt, Physiologisches Institut, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Germany
Prof. W.L. Graf, Department of Geography, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA
Ing. Agr. J.C. Guevara, IADIZA-Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Aridas, Mendoza, Argentina
Dr. J. Gutierrez, Departamento de Biologia, Universidad de La Serena, Chile
Prof. H. Heatwole, Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA
Dr. J. Henschel, Gobabeb Training + Research Centre, Walvis Bay, Namibia
Dr. M.T. Hoffman, National Botanical Institute, Claremont, South Africa
Prof. R. Jizhou, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Lanzhou, Republic of China
Dr. G.I.H. Kerley, Director, Terrestrial Ecology Research Unit, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
K.T. Killingbeck, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, USA
Dr. MacKay, Department of Biology, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, USA
Dr. S.J. Milton, FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Prof. D. Ravetta, Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr. W.I. Robinson, Centre for Arid Zone Sutdies, University of Wales, Untied Kingdom
Dr. M.K. Seely, Desert Ecological Research Unit of Namibia, Swakopmund, Namibia
Prof. P. Shaw, Department of Environment, Geography adn Geology, University of Luton, United Kingdom
Prof. J.D. Skinner, Centre for Wildlife, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Onderstepoort, South Africa
Dr. I.F. Spellerberg, Center for Resource Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Dr. J. Stewart, Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr. F. Tiver, School of Environmental Management, University of South Australia
Dr. F. Zhu, Xinjiang Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peoples Republic of China
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