Journal profile · Oceanography
ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN
ISSN 0705-5900 · eISSN 1480-9214 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · CANADA · Quarterly
ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 100; median 152 days to acceptance (51 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, together about 41.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis has published Atmosphere-Ocean on behalf of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) since the beginning of 2011. Atmosphere-Ocean is the principal scientific journal of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS). It contains results of original research, survey articles, notes and comments on published papers in all fields of the atmospheric, oceanographic and hydrological sciences. Arctic, coastal and mid- to high-latitude regions are areas of particular interest. Applied or fundamental research contributions in English or French on the following topics are welcomed: climate and climatology; observation technology, remote sensing; forecasting, modelling, numerical methods; physics, dynamics, chemistry, biogeochemistry; boundary layers, pollution, aerosols; circulation, cloud physics, hydrology, air-sea interactions; waves, ice, energy exchange and related environmental topics. Contributors need not be members of the Society nor need they be Canadian; foreign contributions are welcomed. All submissions are subject to critical review before acceptance. Why Publish in A-O? Friendly and personable interaction with dedicated Co-Editors and Technical Editor High quality technical editing and production Supplemental material can be attached electronically Online early publication of papers Page charges (CAD$100 per page) cover unlimited use of colour graphics Support from a major commercial publisher gives your research high international visibility All abstracts are published in English and French Online version available free to all CMOS members (via Members Services site) Preferential print subscription offered to CMOS members (CAD$30 per annum) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Objectifs et portée de la revue Depuis 2011, Taylor & Francis publie Atmosphere-Ocean au nom de la Société canadienne de météorologie et d'océanographie. Atmosphere-Ocean est la principale revue scientifique de la société canadienne de météorologie et d’océanographie. Elle présente des résultats de recherche originale, des exposés de synthèse et des notes ou commentaires sur des articles déjà publiés, couvrant l’étendue des sciences atmosphériques, océaniques et hydrologiques. L’Arctique, les régions côtières et les latitudes moyennes ou hautes sont les domaines d’intérêt particulier. Les contributions de recherche appliquée ou fondamentale sur les sujets suivants sont
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Oceanography
Editor-in-chief Climate ModellingPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Canada 11, Mainland China 1, United States 1, France 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science17.4%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences12.5%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Climate change and permafrostEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CABI Agricultural Economics Database, Agricultural Engineering Abstracts (Online), Crop Science Database, Environmental Impact, Forest Science Database, Forestry Abstracts (Online), Global Health, Grasslands and Forage Abstract (Online), Irrigation and Drainage Abstract (Online), Leisure Tourism Database, Parasitology Database, Plant Growth Regulator Abstracts (Online), Review of Agricultural Entomology (Online), Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology (Online), Review of Plant Pathology (Online), Soil Science Database, Soils and Fertilizers (Online), TropAg & Rural World, EBSCOhost Current Abstracts, 1/1/2000-, Environment Complete, 1/1/2011-, Environment Index, 1/1/2011-, Elsevier BV GEOBASE, OCLC ArticleFirst, vol.28, no.1, 1990-vol.48, no.4, 2010, ProQuest Aqualine, Selective, ASFA Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts, Selective, Biological Sciences, Selective
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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.88Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 739OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 166,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,437 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 33 | 20 | 43 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
| 2023 | 24 | 16 | 122 |
| 2022 | 39 | 21 | 497 |
| 2021 | 23 | 8 | 182 |
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
152 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 124 days – 185 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 186 days
- Sample
- 51 articles with submission and acceptance dates (54 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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 100 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Atmosphere-Ocean is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and reader…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submissions are subject to critical review before acceptance. Model summary
All submissions are subject to critical review before acceptance.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0705-5900
- Electronic ISSN
- 1480-9214
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN
What CAS zone is ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences / Oceanography. 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 ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN?
Based on the dates recorded on 51 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 152 days (interquartile range 124–185 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 49%. 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 ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (11), Mainland China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAB Abstracts, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN open access, and what is the APC?
ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .