Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes is a quarterly journal published by Wiley, founded in 1990 and associated with the International Permafrost Association, covering Earth-surface cryogenic processes, landforms and sediments, with a 2025 impact factor of 4.2（Permafrost and Periglacial Processes）是 Wiley 出版的季刊，1990 年创刊，与国际多年冻土协会（IPA）相关联，研究地球表层的低温过程、地貌与沉积物，2025 年影响因子为 4.2。

Scope

• The journal focuses on Earth-surface cryogenic processes, landforms and sediments in permafrost and periglacial environments该刊聚焦多年冻土与冰缘环境中的地表低温过程、地貌与沉积物。
• It covers both present-day and past periglacial and permafrost systems该刊涵盖现今与过去的冰缘与多年冻土系统。
• It publishes papers, technical notes, data papers, short communications and reviews该刊发表论文、技术札记、数据论文、短通讯与综述。
• Monographs, discussions and book reviews also appear专著、讨论与书评也在刊载之列。
• Contributions are in English, and submissions outside the scope may be rejected without external review稿件以英文撰写，超出收稿范围的投稿可能不经外审直接退稿。

History

• The journal was founded in 1990 and is linked to the International Permafrost Association该刊 1990 年创办，与国际多年冻土协会（IPA）相关联。
• Hugh M. French, a leading periglacial geomorphologist, was its founding editor冰缘地貌学权威 Hugh M. French 为该刊创办主编。
• Former editors include Antoni G. Lewkowicz and Julian Murton历任主编包括 Antoni G. Lewkowicz 与 Julian Murton。
• It is published quarterly by Wiley and its 2025 impact factor is 4.2该刊由 Wiley 出版，按季发行，2025 年影响因子为 4.2。

Editors

• The editor is Mauro Guglielmin of Insubria University in Italy现任主编为意大利（Insubria University）的 Mauro Guglielmin。
• Associate editors are Niu Fujun of Shanghai Normal University, Nic Jelinski of the University of Minnesota and Benjamin Jones of the University of Alaska Fairbanks副编辑为（Shanghai Normal University）的 Niu Fujun、（University of Minnesota）的 Nic Jelinski 与（University of Alaska Fairbanks）的 Benjamin Jones。
• The board includes members from Canada, China, Japan, Italy, the United States and Russia编委会成员来自加拿大、中国、日本、意大利、美国与俄罗斯。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and editors may reject out-of-scope or substandard-English papers without external review稿件经同行评审，主编可将超出范围或英文质量不达标的论文不经外审直接退稿。