Journal Guide

River Research and Applications , previously published as Regulated Rivers: Research and Management (1987-2001), is an international journal dedicated to the promotion of basic and applied scientific research on rivers. The journal publishes original scientific and technical papers on biological, ecological, geomorphological, hydrological, engineering and geographical aspects related to rivers in both the developed and developing world. Papers showing how basic studies and new science can be of use in applied problems associated with river management, regulation and restoration are encouraged as is interdisciplinary research concerned directly or indirectly with river management problems. The journal also publishes concept papers (see ARENA Section) short communications, regional and thematic review articles, and book reviews. Special thematic issues are an important feature. ENVIRONMENTS.

RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS (RJBI) publishes original scientific papers dealing with biological invasions of alien species in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems for the following subjects: description of invasion process (theory, modeling, results of observations and experiments): invasion corridors, invasion vectors, invader species adaptations, vulnerability of aboriginal ecosystems: monitoring of invasion process (reports about findings of organisms out of the limits of natural range, propagule pressure assessment, settling dynamics, rates of naturalization): invasion risk assessment: genetic, evolutional, and ecological consequences of biological invasions of alien species: methods, means of hoarding, processing and presentation of applied research data (new developments, modeling, research results, data base) with factual and geoinformation system applications: use of the results of biological invasion research (methods and new basic results) under the study of marine, fresh-water and terrestrial species, populations, communities and ecosystems: control, rational use and eradication of the harmful alien species.

The Russian Journal of Ecology (Ekologiya) publishes complete original studies in all branches of theoretical and experimental ecology, reviews and papers on topics currently in debate, information about new methods of investigation, book reviews, and chronicles.

The journal Russian Meteorology and Hydrology provides comprehensive coverage of meteorological and hydrological research throughout the former Soviet Union. Coverage includes weather forecasting; climate changes, global and regional; weather modification; ocean hydrodynamics and sea-level fluctuations; wind patterns, storms and hurricanes; agrometeorological conditions and crop yields; environmental pollution; hydrometeorological observation instruments; atmospheric turbulence and flight safety; ionospheric studies; geomagnetic activity; arctic and antarctic research; river runoff; satellite flood mapping, and the ozone layer and greenhouse gases. Russian Meteorology and Hydrology is published under the auspices of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, and edited by Yu. A. Izrael, known internationally for his work on radioactive fallout.

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science is established to provide the opportunity for on-line publication of peer-reviewed papers dealing with all aspects of the San Francisco Estuary, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, its upstream watersheds, and adjacent coastal ocean. Also appropriate are papers focused on other estuary watershed systems whose findings and conclusions are directly relevant to the issues of the San Francisco Estuary. Subjects considered appropriate for publication include any aspect of the physics, chemistry, geology, or biology of this large system. Particular emphasis will be placed on papers that bridge the individual technical disciplines and provide novel or informative insights into attributes and functioning of this system or similar systems elsewhere.Manuscripts may be submitted in any one of the following categories:*Editorials – Articles presenting the views of the Editors or Associate Editors. (Submissions in this category are reserved for the Editors or Associate Editors of the journal.)*Research Articles - Normal, full-length scientific reports and critical reviews.Notes - Short papers that present a single concept, idea, or method.*Essays - Scholarly, in depth, informed, and balanced perspectives or commentaries on topics of interest to members of the Bay-Delta Science Consortium.*Policy and Program Analyses - Technically sound and well documented reviews and analyses of important policy and programmatic issues relevant to the management and restoration of estuary-watershed systems and their resources.*Commentary - Critiques of data and interpretations in articles and notes already published in San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science.*Research Monographs - Long reports (greater than 50 pages in length) that will occasionally be accepted to encourage the publication of single, coherent research reports on complex topics rather than two or more separate but interconnected reports.*Special Issues - Multi-chaptered reports that cover different aspects of important and timely topics.*Data Reviews - Comprehensive and critical reviews and summaries of available data on specific important subjects. Such reports must explicitly describe the potential questions and uses to which the data could be applied. Basic data reports, without interpretation or synthesis, will not be considered for publication.*Data Archive Documents - Supporting data sets, graphics, or data files that are referenced in San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science articles.

Science China Life Sciences, an academic journal cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press, is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research. Science China Life Sciences is published in both print and electronic forms. It is indexed by Science Citation Index. Categories of articles: Reviews summarize representative results and achievements in a particular topic or an area, comment on the current situation, and advise on the research directions. The author’s own opinion and related discussion is requested. Regular articles report on important original results in all areas of life sciences. Short communications present short reports in a timely manner of the latest important results.

Science and Technology for the Built Environment, ASHRAE's archival research publication offers comprehensive reporting of original research in science and technology related to the stationary and mobile built environment, including

Publication Office: Taylor & Francis Group, 530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Sécheresse is aimed to all those who have to play their part in the struggle against drought and its physical, human, economic and social consequences. The journal aims to focus all information concerning the many areas of activity relating to drought and make it available to field workers and decision makers in all the affected areas.The archives of Sécheresse from Volume 1 are available online.