Aims and Scope International Journal of Tropical Drylands (Intl J Trop Drylands) (formerly Tropical Drylands) encourages submission of manuscripts dealing with physical, biological and cultural aspects of dryland ecology, especially from tropical area, including human ecology on drylands, climate change, diversity and conservation, environmental management, landuse, habitat degradation and rehabilitation, geomorphological and hydrological processes, as well as soil chemistry, biology, physics, and other edaphic aspects.

Article types The journal seeks for: (i) Research papers, (ii) Reviews, and (iii) Short communications. Original full-length research manuscripts are limited to 8,000 words (including tables and figures) or proportional to articles in this publication number (beyond that, it should be with notice). Review articles are also limited to 8,000 words, while Short communications should be less than 2,500 words, except for pre-study (can be more).