The Rangeland Journal publishes original work that makes a significant contribution to understanding the biophysical, social, cultural, economic, and policy influences affecting rangeland use and management throughout the world. Rangelands are defined broadly and include all those environments where natural ecological processes predominate, and where values and benefits are based primarily on natural resources.

Papers may present the results of original research, contributions to theory or new conclusions reached from the review of a topic. Their structure need not conform to that of standard scientific articles but writing style must be clear and concise. All material presented must be well documented, critically analysed and objectively presented. All papers are peer-reviewed.

Topics published

Climate-soil-plant-animal-people interactions including climate change
Ecology of landscapes including monitoring and resource condition
Water resources and uses
Use and management of natural and cultural resources
Land use tradeoffs
Biodiversity conservation
Domestic animal and wildlife production systems
Alternative and niche-market production systems
Ecosystem services flows and sustainability
Economic and social aspects of resource use
Social-ecological systems and resilience
Governance, policy and adaptive capacity
People, societies, communities and livelihoods
Social and technical services for human populations
Mining and rehabilitation
Cultural heritage values
Tourism and recreation
Communication, education, knowledge sharing and brokering