Journal profile · Multiple
Climate Services
ISSN 2405-8807 · ELSEVIER · NETHERLANDS
Climate Services: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.29; fully open access; APC about USD 2,380; review about 206 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Climate Services is published by ELSEVIER and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate change impacts on agriculture, Climate variability and models and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Climate Services publishes research with a focus on science-based and user-specific climate information underpinning climate services, ultimately to assist society to adapt to climate change. Climate Services brings science and practice closer together. The journal addresses both researchers in the field of climate service research, and stakeholders and practitioners interested in or already applying climate services. It serves as a means of communication, dialogue and exchange between researchers and stakeholders. Climate services pioneers novel research areas that directly refer to how climate information can be applied in methodologies and tools for adaptation to climate change.It publishes best practice examples, case studies as well as theories, methods and data analysis with a clear connection to climate services. The focus of the published work is often multi-disciplinary, case-specific, tailored to specific sectors and strongly application-oriented. To offer a suitable outlet for such studies, Climate Services journal introduced a new section in the research article type. The research article contains a classical scientific part as well as a section with easily understandable practical implications for policy makers and practitioners.The journal's focus is on the use and usability of climate information for adaptation purposes underpinning climate services.The following topics are within the direct scope of the journal: • The use of climate modelling and climate impact modelling to strengthen climate services; • Prototypes, climate service tools, concepts and infrastructures for climate services; • Use of climate services in relation to vulnerability and risk assessment and adaptation; • Sectoral and cross-sectoral case studies for climate services; • Development of adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate services; • Climate adaptation, governance, economic aspects and institutions in support of climate services; • Climate services studies to identify and overcome barriers to climate change adaptation;• Evaluation of climate services; • The role of climate communication strategies and use of climate information in decision making for climate services; • Transdisciplinary stakeholder dialogues in connection with climate services; and • Discussion of current practices (both regarding value creation and value protection - or risks and opportunities) and corresponding recommendations for climate services.Climate Services, together with its excellent board members, aims to publish high-quality, novel and groundbreaking research pioneering the relatively new field of climate services. The journal ensures its high quality by a thorough peer review process, following international peer review standards. We invite all people working in the field of climate services to consider publishing their work, research results and experiences in the Climate Services journal.What do we mean with climate services? The journal adopted the definition of climate services from the European Commission's Roadmap for Climate Services (2015). According to this definition climate services cover "the transformation of climate-related data - together with other relevant information - into customized products such as projections, forecasts, information, trends, economic analysis, assessments (including technology assessment), counselling on best practices development and evaluation of solutions and any other services in relation to climate that may be use for the society at large." Hence climate services providers develop science-based and user-specific information relating to past, present and potential future climate and therefore assists society to adapt to climate variability and change. Information about climate, climate change, and impacts on natural and human systems as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies is tailored to the specific user requirements. Climate service users include economic, administrative, political
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jaroslav MysiakPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Germany 8, United States 6, Italy 4, United Kingdom 2, Sweden 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.2%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science14.5%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 310OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 675 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 97 | 97 | 44 |
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 379 |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | 992 |
| 2023 | 99 | 99 | 1,733 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 1,398 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 1,551 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 206 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 31 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,380 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,290 / EUR 2,140 / GBP 1,830 / JPY 284,030 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,950 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,680 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- case studyhe stakeholder engagement approach. The case studies article is limited to 8000 words. The case study article contains a practical implications cmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- editorialThe journal Climate Services invites the submission of full length climate service research papers, review articles, perspectives and short communications.Resea…Length not stated
- original researchThe journal Climate Services invites the submission of full length climate service research papers, review articles, perspectives and short communications.Resea…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe journal Climate Services invites the submission of full length climate service research papers, review articles, perspectives and short communications.Resea…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- research articleThe journal Climate Services invites the submission of full length climate service research papers, review articles, perspectives and short communications.Resea…Length not stated
- research paperThe journal Climate Services invites the submission of full length climate service research papers, review articles, perspectives and short communications.Resea…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal Climate Services invites the submission of full length climate service research papers, review articles, perspectives and short communications.Resea…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal Climate Services invites the submission of full length climate service research papers, review articles, perspectives and short communications.Resea…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- short communicationThe journal Climate Services invites the submission of full length climate service research papers, review articles, perspectives and short communications.Resea…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- viewpointThe journal Climate Services invites the submission of full length climate service research papers, review articles, perspectives and short communications.Resea…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Free preprint posting service on SSRN Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- ELSEVIER
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2405-8807
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Climate Services
What CAS zone is Climate Services in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Climate Services is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences / Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Climate Services?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.29; CiteScore 8.2, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Climate Services?
The publisher reports about 206 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 26 weeks. 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 Climate Services?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Author–date; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Climate Services based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (8), United States (6) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Climate Services?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Climate Services is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Climate Services open access, and what is the APC?
Climate Services is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,380.
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: .