Journal of Polar Science and Engineering (JPSE) provides a multidisciplinary forum for research in science and engineering pertaining to polar and polar-like environments, including the Arctic, Antarctic, high-altitude zones, and extraterrestrial cryospheres. The journal is committed to publishing studies that advance the understanding of polar systems through original contributions in theory, methodology, and application.

The scope of JPSE includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

• Geosciences: Supporting research that observes, monitors, and interprets the Earth processes of polar regions. Topics include petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geomorphology, geodesy, Cenozoic-Quaternary geology, paleontology, meteoritics, crustal blocks, sedimentary records, geological record, subglacial geology and its influences on ice sheets, permafrost and the related research.

• Life sciences: Promoting studies on the adaptation, evolution, and diversity of organisms in extreme cold environments, and their interactions within polar ecosystems. Topics include ecology, environmental science, biology, microbiology, and biological evolution in cold regions, as well as research on ecosystem responses to climate change, environmental monitoring, pollution impacts, and conservation of polar biodiversity.

• Chemical sciences: Enhancing research on chemical processes and transformations occurring in polar environments. The scope extends to atmospheric chemistry, snow and ice chemistry, aerosol composition and transport, biogeochemical cycles, organic and inorganic reactions in extreme cold environments, pollution detection and chemical monitoring, and chemical interactions at the interfaces of ice, ocean, land, and atmosphere.

• Physical sciences: Advancing understanding of fundamental physical processes at the interfaces between ice, ocean, land and atmosphere in polar regions, to improve the ability to describe and predict the response to climate change. Emphasis is given to sea-ice and ocean circulation, glaciology, ice sheet dynamics, space physics, upper atmosphere physics, astronomical and solar-terrestrial observations, and the related research.

• Polar engineering: Publishing innovations in technology and engineering solutions that enable human activities and scientific exploration in polar conditions. Topics encompass remote sensing and mapping, scientific observation and sampling, low-temperature materials, polar infrastructure, energy generation, communication, transportation, permafrost engineering and residency technologies.

• Other disciplines: Encouraging integrated and interdisciplinary studies that connect polar science with societal issues, policy, humanities, management, and other cross-disciplinary research related to polar regions.

The article categories in JPSE include Research Papers, Review Articles, Letters, and Briefs.

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