Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Acta Meteorologica Sinica
ISSN 0894-0525 · Chinese Meteorological Society · PEOPLES R CHINA · Quarterly
Acta Meteorologica Sinica: impact factor 3.5 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,990; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 101 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Meteorologica Sinica is published by Chinese Meteorological Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Being the official journal of the Chinese Meteorological Society, Journal of Meteorological Research (previously known as Acta Meteorologica Sinica) publishes the latest achievements and developments in the field of atmospheric sciences, especially in the following: pure and applied meteorology, climatology and climate change, marine meteorology, atmospheric physics and chemistry, cloud physics and weather modification, numerical weather prediction, data assimilation, atmospheric sounding and remote sensing, atmospheric environment and air pollution, radar and satellite meteorology, agricultural and forest meteorology, etc. The journal is intended to provide a base for reinforcing the international exchange of scientific innovation and thoughts between Chinese and foreign meteorologists. It contains academic papers, research program highlights, book reviews, conference reports, and comprehensive discussions on meteorological research undertaken both in China and worldwide.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Editor-in-chief Zhemin TanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 155 in mainland China (about 89%); most named Mainland China 155, United States 13, South Korea 2, France 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (174 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science18.1%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences17.7%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.7%
- Environmental and Agricultural SciencesEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Environmental Changes in ChinaEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEScopusPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 626OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 59,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,626 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 101 | 4 | 215 |
| 2024 | 75 | 6 | 425 |
| 2023 | 60 | 1 | 497 |
| 2022 | 64 | 2 | 860 |
| 2021 | 84 | 5 | 1,238 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
- AI-Powered Weather and Climate SolutionsDeadline
- Meteorology–Finance NexusDeadline
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Meteorological Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Chinese Meteorological Society
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0894-0525
- Society / sponsor
- Chinese Meteorological Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Meteorologica Sinica
What is the impact factor of Acta Meteorologica Sinica?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.46, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Acta Meteorologica Sinica?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Meteorologica Sinica based?
Of the 174 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 155 (about 89%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (155), United States (13) and South Korea (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Meteorologica Sinica?
The journal's website lists SCIE and Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Meteorologica Sinica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Meteorologica Sinica is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .