Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Idojaras
ISSN 0324-6329 · Hungarian Meteorological Service · HUNGARY · Quarterly
Idojaras: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.84; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Idojaras is published by Hungarian Meteorological Service 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 Hydrology and Drought Analysis, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science18.4%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences11%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.2%
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 |
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 |
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
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
- 0.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 267 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 12 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 47 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 48 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 91 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 128 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Hungarian Meteorological Service
- Country or region
- HUNGARY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0324-6329
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Idojaras
What CAS zone is Idojaras in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Idojaras 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 Idojaras?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.84; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Idojaras?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Idojaras?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Idojaras is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Idojaras open access, and what is the APC?
Idojaras is a fully open-access 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: .