Journal of Arid Land financed by 2014 Sci-Tech Journals Publishing Fund and selected into 2014 The Excellent International Impact Academic Journals of China

On 13^th Nov., 2014, Bureau of Science Communication, Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter “CAS”) launched the 2014 list of sci-tech journals financed by “CAS Scientific Publishing Fund”, on which Journal of Arid Land, an English journal sponsored by Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, ranked 45^th among the first-second class. On the list of 162 journals, 66 appear in the first-second class and the rest 96 turn up in the third class. Journal of Arid Land has found itself in the first-second class for three consecutive years.

The Press Conference of “2014’ The Highest International Impact Academic Journals of China & International-Domestic Citation Report of Chinese Academic Journals” held in Beijing on 16^th Dec. selected Journal of Arid Land into its launched list of “2014’ The Excellent International Impact Academic Journals of China”, which is the first time the journal was included into top Chinese academic journals of international impact.

Since its birth in 2009, Journal of Arid Land has been striving for constantly improved academic quality by sticking to an international route that connects a broad range of people from across the science and publishing sectors. The journal will never cease in its efforts to make itself a more competitive and recognized platform for the publication of original research from arid and semiarid areas.