《JournalofAridLand（干旱区科学）》登干旱和半干旱地区水、土、生物、气候等自然资源变化及其大气圈、水圈、生物圈、岩石圈之间的相互作用和与人类活动的关系，干旱和半干旱地区地理、生态和环境格局及生态建设和环境保护，干旱和半干旱区域对全球变化的响应与反馈机制等原创性、综合性、理论性和实用性的研究成果；本刊还开展中亚地区资源环境、生态安全及区域可持续发展的国际学术交流；同时刊登上述方面的研究评述、快讯、学术动态及本领域重要参考书书评等。
《JournalofAridLand（干旱区科学）》主要设有学术论文、专题评述、研究简讯、学术动态、书评等五个栏目，以国内外从事干旱区自然地理、生物、土壤/土地资源、环境、气候、水文水资源、社会科学等方面研究的专家学者，以及这些领域教学和学习的大专院校的教师和学生为读者对象。
《JournalofAridLand（干旱区科学）》于2009年第四季度创刊，目前，在国际上被俄罗斯《文摘杂志》（AJ）VINITI数据库、波兰《哥白尼索引》（IndexofCopernicus，IC）和美国《乌利希期刊指南》（Ulrich’sPeriodicalsDirectory）收录，在国内被《中国核心期刊（遴选）数据库》、《中国学术期刊网络出版总库》收录，并在《中国科技期刊网》、《中国科学院科技期刊开放获取平台》、《干旱区科学》域名网站等网络平台上全文发布。
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