Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
ISSN 0003-0007 · eISSN 1520-0477 · American Meteorological Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.41; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 198 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is published by American Meteorological Society and is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is the flagship magazine of AMS and publishes articles of interest and significance for the weather, water, and climate community as well as news, editorials, and reviews for AMS members.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences13.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering10.7%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.4%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.5%
- Science and Climate StudiesEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 6.41LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 171LetPub ·
- h-index
- 317OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,868OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 157LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25,603 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 160 | 69 | 49 |
| 2025 | 198 | 114 | 655 |
| 2024 | 283 | 136 | 2,413 |
| 2023 | 353 | 151 | 2,769 |
| 2022 | 366 | 187 | 4,480 |
| 2021 | 382 | 300 | 6,795 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0003-0007
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-0477
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.41; CiteScore 9.2, h-index 317.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .