About the Journal
Lumora Saudi Journal of Dryland Agriculture and Food Systems (LSJDAFS) is a Saudi, quarterly, double-anonymized peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal. Its first publication year is 2025. Dryland agronomy, crop and horticultural science, soil fertility, irrigation and water-use efficiency, controlled-environment agriculture, plant breeding, crop protection, agricultural biotechnology, rangelands, livestock-production systems, aquaculture production, postharvest science, food processing, food supply chains, food security and sustainable agri-food policy, with priority for Saudi and comparable arid settings. Animal disease and veterinary clinical care belong in Lumora's veterinary journal, desert ecology and climate systems in the desert-environments journal, and human nutrition or clinical food-safety outcomes in the relevant health journal.
The journal publishes original research, systematic and scoping reviews, theoretical and conceptual studies, methods papers, protocols, data and resource reports, and research notes that make a clear contribution within its scope. Published by Lumora as a Saudi scholarly publisher, it applies transparent editorial policies, responsible artificial-intelligence guidance, clear licensing, and international reporting and publication-ethics standards.