Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Advances in Meteorology

ISSN 1687-9309 · eISSN 1687-9317 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA

Advances in Meteorology: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.46; fully open access; APC about USD 1,790; median 254 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor2.46Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Earth Sciences2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Earth Sciences
Review time254 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 100 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
APCUSD 1,790Fully open access
AcceptanceEasyCommunity average
Articles per year502025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Advances in Meteorology is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, together about 38.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Advances in Meteorology is an open access journal publishing research in all areas of meteorology and climatology. Topics include forecasting techniques and applications, meteorological modelling, data analysis, atmospheric chemistry and physics, and climate change.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science18.8%
  2. Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences13.8%
  3. Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
  4. Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
  5. Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science5.4%
  6. Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
  7. Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.8%
  8. Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science4.7%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEarth SciencesZone 4
MinorMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEarth SciencesZone 4
MinorMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEarth SciencesZone 4
MinorMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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
2.46LetPub ·
Impact factor (publisher)
2.6Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
4.6LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
4.6Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.62LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.91LetPub ·
h-index
22LetPub ·
h-index
73OpenAlex ·
i10-index
944OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1.61OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
3.8%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
48LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,685 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202653535
2025505089
20243737131
20234141307
20228686787
20214545643

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

Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to

254 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 181 days – 358 days

Acceptance to online
median 30 days (100 articles)
Submission to online
median 296 days
Sample
100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (98 in the window); the latest was accepted on

Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)
over 12 weeksLetPub ·
Average acceptance (community reports)
EasyLetPub ·
Acceptance rate (publisher)
41%Publisher website ·
Submission to first decision
82 daysPublisher website ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 23 weeksDOAJ ·
Peer review
Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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

Fully open accessDOAJ

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJUSD 1,790 / GBP 1,200 / EUR 1,550YesCC BY
OpenAlexUSD 1,630 / EUR 1,410 / GBP 1,200——
LetPubUSD 1,500Yes—

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)

What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
≤ 300 words
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted5
  1. original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  2. research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  3. reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  4. review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  5. systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Authorship Title and authorship information

The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Data availability Data availability

Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission. As a signatory of…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Copyright and permissions

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Peer review

Part of Wiley's Forward Series offering streamlined, faster publication experience with emphasis on integrity; authors receive practical support to maximize reach and discoverability. Model summary

The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Preprints Preprints

The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines

Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…

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
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Country or region
USA
Language
English
ISSN
1687-9309
Electronic ISSN
1687-9317
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Advances in Meteorology

What CAS zone is Advances in Meteorology in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Meteorology is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Advances in Meteorology?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.46; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 73.

How long does peer review take at Advances in Meteorology?

Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 254 days (interquartile range 181–358 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41%. 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.

Which databases index Advances in Meteorology?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Meteorology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Advances in Meteorology open access, and what is the APC?

Advances in Meteorology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,790.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .