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Arid Land Research and Management

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1532-4990

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.438

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.832

Total Works

821

Total Citations

13,471

2yr Mean Citedness

1.35

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Arid Land Research and Management publishes articles on land ecology, soil chemistry, and other edaphic aspects. It emphasizes degraded land recovery and practical/appropriate soil use.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications821

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-4990

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Soil ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesSoil Science

Scopus Categories

Soil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementSoil erosion and sediment transportSoil and Unsaturated FlowPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyAeolian processes and effectsBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance