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We invite researchers to submit their original research articles to the Journal of Auifer and Qanat. The journal provides a platform for disseminating high-quality research on various aspects of groundwater resources and management.

Evaluating the potential for karst development in the anticlines of the northwest of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces using GIS and a fuzzy method to determine areas susceptible to groundwater exploitation

Sajad Pourakbari; Nasrollah Kalantari; Seyyed Sajedin Mousavi; ABBAS CHarchi

Pages 1-24

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.9291.1110

Analysis of Groundwater Salinity in the Caspian Sea Coasts Using Meta-Heuristic Algorithms

Ebrahim Nohani; Hamidreza Babaali; Reza Dehghani

Pages 25-40

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10220.1131

Evaluation of microbial, biological and chemical soil characteristics in the rhizosphere of pistachio and jujube trees in the orchards of Birjand plain

Farhad Azarmi-Atajan

Pages 41-60

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10603.1134

Structure analysis and determination of catchment area of Gonabad Salaseh Qanat

Atefeh Jafarzadeh; Yousef Ramezani; Hojat Mirani Moghadam

Pages 61-76

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10084.1125

Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms for Groundwater Level Modeling and Prediction: A Case Study of the Shahrood Plain

Sina Khoshnevisan; Samad Emamgholizadeh; Mohammadreza Asli Charandabi; Seyedeh Fatemeh Khakzad

Pages 77-96

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10441.1132

Quantitative Protection Zone for Water Wells: A Critical Review of Iranian Guidelines (Regulation 747)

Amin Ahmadi; Gholamreza Mirzavand; Maryam Zebarjad

Pages 97-126

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10113.1127

Typology of Qanat Architecture in East Azerbaijan with an Emphasis on the Qanats of Esfahlan Village, Tabriz

َAhad Nezhad Ebrahimi; Sepideh Sepehriara

Pages 127-154

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.9824.1118

Evaluation and calibration of the SEBS surface energy balance model in estimating evapotranspiration in the Ibrahim Abad plain affected by the flood water spreading of the Mehriz Miankouh-Yazd province

Jalal Barkhordari; Mohammad Hosain Mokhtari; Hajar Payandeh

Pages 155-174

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10202.1130

Investigation of the Effect of Cutoff Wall on Controlling Seawater Intrusion and Reducing Nitrate Contamination in Coastal Aquifers Using the Meshless Local Petrov–Galerkin (MLPG) Numerical Model

Zahra Baazm; Abolfazl Akbarpour; Mostafa Yaghoobzadeh; Seyed Saeed Eslamian; Hossein Khozeymehnezhad

Pages 175-198

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10092.1126

Evaluation of surface and groundwater resources management in the Sefidrud Watershed under land use change

Tahereh Gohari; Mostafa Naderi

Pages 199-236

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10135.1128

Definition of the concept of exploitation risk in groundwater resources for calibrating aquifer vulnerability

Mohammad Reza Farshi Baensaf; Maryam Rafati; Hamid Kardan Moghaddam

Pages 237-256

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10182.1129

Comparison of numerical models and machine learning algorithms with groundwater level prediction approach: A case study in Birjand plainComparison of numerical models and machine learning algorithms with groundwater level prediction approach: A case

Mehran Malekinia; Amir Hossein Javid; Seyedeh Hoda Rahmati; Alireza Jahangir

Pages 257-281

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2026.10568.1133

The Impact of Climate Change Parameters on Groundwater Level Decline (Case Study: Kuhdasht-Lorestan)

Volume 6, Issue 1, October 2025, Pages 87-106

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.9841.1119

Analyzing the Capability of CMIP6 and ISIMIP Models in Forecasting Maximum Temperature (Case Study: Tabas Meteorological Station)

Volume 6, Issue 1, October 2025, Pages 149-166

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10067.1123

Studying the effect of hydromorphological characteristics of the watershed on the discharge of qanats (Study area: Bagheran Rural District, Birjand County)

Volume 6, Issue 1, October 2025, Pages 21-40

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.9038.1103

Performance evaluation of the IHACRES model in runoff simulation (case study: Afin River Basin)

Volume 6, Issue 1, October 2025, Pages 201-214

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.9090.1106

Typology of Qanat Architecture in East Azerbaijan with an Emphasis on the Qanats of Esfahlan Village, Tabriz

Volume 6, Issue 2, January 2025, Pages 127-154

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.9824.1118

Evaluation of the accuracy of artificial intelligence models in predicting qanat discharge in arid and semi-arid regions (Case study: Qaen Plain)

A. H. Ramezani Feriz; Yousef Ramezani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2025.10072.1124

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Developing a Semi-Analytical Solution to the Henry Problem and Investigation of the Effect of Slope on Seawater Intrusion into Confined Coastal Aquifers

saleh mehdizadeh; Rasoul Mir abbasi najaf abadi; ali Raeisi; Marwan Fahs

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2026.10702.1136

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Analyzing the Hidden Dimensions of Qanat Restoration in Tehran: An Urban Political Ecology Perspective

Bahareh Farahani; Kianoosh Zakerhaghighi; Mehrnoush Hassanzadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2026.10839.1137

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Applications of Machine Learning in Sustainable Qanat Management: Discharge Estimation Using Random Forest Algorithm and Sensitivity Analysis (SHAP and Permutation Importance) in Qaen Plain

Sepide Zeraati Neyshabouri; Mohamad Fouladi Nasrabad; mahna javaheri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22077/jaaq.2026.10686.1135

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University of Birjand

Director-in-Charge:
Dr. Hossein Khozeymehnezhad

Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Abolfazl Akbarpour

Manager:
Dr. Mostafa Yaghoobzadeh

International Editorial Board:
Dr. Kourosh Mohammadi Dr. Majid Labbaf Khaneiki Dr. Ali Mohtashami

Editorial Board:
Dr. Abolfazl Akbarpour Dr. Abdolreza Bahremand Dr. Mohsen Pourreza Bilondi Dr. Hossain Khozaeymeh-nejad Dr.Mohsen Rezaei Dr. Hamid Zare Abyaneh Dr. Kamran Davary Dr. Ali Shahidi Dr. Hamid R. Safavi Dr. Nasrollah Kalantari Dr.Gholamreza Mirab Shabestari Dr. nakhaeimohammad Dr. Mostafa Yaghoobzadeh

Assistant Editor:
Mohammad Fouladi

Executive Manager:
Taleb Moradinejad

Executive Director:
Sepide Zeraati Neyshabouri

Frequency: Semiannual

Print ISSN: 2588-3852

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Evaluating the potential for karst development in the anticlines of the northwest of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces using GIS and a fuzzy method to determine areas susceptible to groundwater exploitation

Analysis of Groundwater Salinity in the Caspian Sea Coasts Using Meta-Heuristic Algorithms

Evaluation of microbial, biological and chemical soil characteristics in the rhizosphere of pistachio and jujube trees in the orchards of Birjand plain

Structure analysis and determination of catchment area of Gonabad Salaseh Qanat

Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms for Groundwater Level Modeling and Prediction: A Case Study of the Shahrood Plain

Quantitative Protection Zone for Water Wells: A Critical Review of Iranian Guidelines (Regulation 747)

Typology of Qanat Architecture in East Azerbaijan with an Emphasis on the Qanats of Esfahlan Village, Tabriz

Evaluation and calibration of the SEBS surface energy balance model in estimating evapotranspiration in the Ibrahim Abad plain affected by the flood water spreading of the Mehriz Miankouh-Yazd province

Investigation of the Effect of Cutoff Wall on Controlling Seawater Intrusion and Reducing Nitrate Contamination in Coastal Aquifers Using the Meshless Local Petrov–Galerkin (MLPG) Numerical Model

Evaluation of surface and groundwater resources management in the Sefidrud Watershed under land use change

Definition of the concept of exploitation risk in groundwater resources for calibrating aquifer vulnerability

Comparison of numerical models and machine learning algorithms with groundwater level prediction approach: A case study in Birjand plainComparison of numerical models and machine learning algorithms with groundwater level prediction approach: A case

The Impact of Climate Change Parameters on Groundwater Level Decline (Case Study: Kuhdasht-Lorestan)

Analyzing the Capability of CMIP6 and ISIMIP Models in Forecasting Maximum Temperature (Case Study: Tabas Meteorological Station)

Studying the effect of hydromorphological characteristics of the watershed on the discharge of qanats (Study area: Bagheran Rural District, Birjand County)

Performance evaluation of the IHACRES model in runoff simulation (case study: Afin River Basin)

Typology of Qanat Architecture in East Azerbaijan with an Emphasis on the Qanats of Esfahlan Village, Tabriz

Evaluation of the accuracy of artificial intelligence models in predicting qanat discharge in arid and semi-arid regions (Case study: Qaen Plain)

Developing a Semi-Analytical Solution to the Henry Problem and Investigation of the Effect of Slope on Seawater Intrusion into Confined Coastal Aquifers

Analyzing the Hidden Dimensions of Qanat Restoration in Tehran: An Urban Political Ecology Perspective

Applications of Machine Learning in Sustainable Qanat Management: Discharge Estimation Using Random Forest Algorithm and Sensitivity Analysis (SHAP and Permutation Importance) in Qaen Plain

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