About the Journal:

Journal Title: Desert

Country of Publication: Iran, Tehran.

Publisher: University of Tehran Press

Scientific Sponsorship Society: --

Subject Area: Physical, Biological, Anthropological and Integrated Approaches to all aspects of Environmental Management of Arid, Semi-Arid and Desert Environments.

Format: Print and Online

Print    ISSN: 2008-0875

Online ISSN: 2345-475X

Frequency: Semiannual

Publishing Schedule: June, and December

Language:  English

Open Access: Yes, free access to articles

Article types: Research and review papers.

Primary Review: 10 days, approximately.

Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer-review

Average Refereeing Time:  24 weeks

Acceptance Rate: 20%

Article Processing Charges: No Article Publication Charges (APCs).

Citation Style: The APA citation style

Website: https://jdesert.ut.ac.ir

Email: desertrc@ut.ac.ir  

Gmail: --  

Tel: +98(0)2632223044

Address: Office of the journal International Desert Research Center, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Daneshkadeh Ave., Karaj, Iran. Postal code: 77871-31587.

Indexing & Abstracting: EBSCO, EBSCOhost, WorldCat, CABI, DOAJ, ISSN-ROAD, Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), National Digital Archives of Iranian Scholarly Journals, Noormags, Magiran, Google Scholar, Academia, LinkedIn, etc.

COPE: The journal of Desert follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct in dealing with potential cases of misconduct.

Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Type of License: Creative Commons — Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Required files to upload: Authors must submit the following five essential files through the manuscript submission system: 1. Main Manuscript File (without the author details and prepared based on the provided template. 2. Title Page, 3. Authorship Form (must include the article title, full names of all authors, and be signed by all authors), 4. Conflicts of Interest Form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the Main Manuscript File), and 5. Cover Letter (Please include any necessary information in the cover letter).