Journal profile · METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Atmospheric Science Letters
ISSN 1530-261X · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Atmospheric Science Letters: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.37; fully open access; APC about USD 2,940; median 151 days to acceptance (70 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Atmospheric Science Letters is published by John Wiley and 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 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, together about 51.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Atmospheric Science Letters (ASL) publishes research that advances the understanding of atmospheric and climate science using observations, modelling and novel methodologies (including machine learning). ASL welcomes research articles on: Atmospheric and climate dynamics Climate variability, change & impacts Ocean-atmosphere coupling Weather and climate prediction Atmospheric physics Applications of observational techniques & remote sensing Atmosphere-land interactions Weather/climate extremes Air quality and pollution ASL contributions are limited to 3500 words, with no fixed limit on the number of figures/tables (additional items can be included as supporting information). Please see our Author Guidelines for information on article submission. Contributions can be in the form of research articles or perspective papers. All published articles go through a full peer-review process, which is swifter than longer form journals. On average, accepted papers take ~120 days from submission (after peer-review and author revisions) and first decisions are made in ~45 days following initial peer-review. OUT OF SCOPE: Articles that do not fit with the journal’s criteria include: Highly specialized or technical methodological research, which is not accessible to a broad, multidisciplinary audience. Studies of this type may be appropriate for submission to Meteorological Applications Local or regional case studies which do not adequately show how results/findings are timely and significant in a broader context outside of the study area. Studies of this type may be appropriate for submission to Meteorological Applications or Weather It is recommended that authors carefully look at the aims and scope of this journal to determine whether they match that of their own article. There may be other journals within the RMetS portfolio that would be a more appropriate home. The Editors reserve the right to consider transfer without prejudice to another home within the portfolio if they feel that the content is of an appropriate quality and the journal to be of a better fit.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Massimo BollasinaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science23.7%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences18.9%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9.3%
- Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Astrophysics Data System
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
- 2.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 672OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 45Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 196,349Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,559 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 66 | 24 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 83 |
| 2024 | 78 | 78 | 209 |
| 2023 | 80 | 80 | 500 |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | 660 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 517 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 105 days – 208 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (70 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 70 articles with submission and acceptance dates (135 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 132 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,940 / GBP 1,960 / EUR 2,310 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,670 / EUR 2,100 / GBP 1,780 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,310 / GBP 1,540 / EUR 1,820 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Peer review - The Senior Edit…Length not stated
- letterResearch Articles and Perspectives: Shorter papers are limited to 3,500 words, which present original and significant research results within atmospheric scienc…main text ≤ 3,500 words
- perspectiveResearch Articles and Perspectives: Shorter papers are limited to 3,500 words, which present original and significant research results within atmospheric scienc…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles and Perspectives: Shorter papers are limited to 3,500 words, which present original and significant research results within atmospheric scienc…Length not stated
- research articles and perspectivesResearch Articles and Perspectives: Shorter papers are limited to 3,500 words, which present original and significant research results within atmospheric scienc…Length not stated
- special issuesSpecial Issues: Atmospheric Science Letters encourages proposals for Special Issues related to major research activities or themes.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use RMetS policy on the use of AI
For the Royal Meteorological Society policy on the use of AI, please click here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing and data availability Model summary
Atmospheric Science Letters expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to explain how the data can be accessed by providing a link to the repository that they have …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
Atmospheric Science Letters is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review policy Model summary
As of 3 April 2024, Atmospheric Science Letters now operates a double-blind peer review policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection system Model summary
Atmospheric Science Letters employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal will consider for review, articles previously available as preprints on servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc.
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 and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1530-261X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Atmospheric Science Letters
What CAS zone is Atmospheric Science Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Atmospheric Science Letters 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 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Atmospheric Science Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.37; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Atmospheric Science Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 70 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 105–208 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% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Atmospheric Science Letters?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Atmospheric Science Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Atmospheric Science Letters is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Atmospheric Science Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Atmospheric Science Letters is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,940.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .