Journal profile · Engineering, Ocean
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
ISSN 0739-0572 · eISSN 1520-0426 · American Meteorological Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.23; hybrid open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 112 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology is published by American Meteorological Society 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 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (JTECH) (ISSN: 0739-0572; eISSN: 1520-0426) publishes research describing instrumentation and methods used in atmospheric and oceanic research, including remote sensing instruments; measurements, validation, and data analysis techniques from satellites, aircraft, balloons, and surface-based platforms; in situ instruments, measurements, and methods for data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation and assimilation in numerical models; and information systems and algorithms. 2025 Impact Factor: 2.35
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Ocean
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences15.9%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
- Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences8.9%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science8.4%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences7.9%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Soil Moisture and Remote SensingEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.4%
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 | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 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 | Engineering, Ocean | 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
- 2.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.35Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110LetPub ·
- h-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,789OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,669 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 12 | 9 |
| 2025 | 112 | 37 | 115 |
| 2024 | 99 | 30 | 322 |
| 2023 | 96 | 50 | 560 |
| 2022 | 130 | 71 | 1,111 |
| 2021 | 127 | 85 | 1,426 |
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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review
Process Overview Reviewer Guidelines Ethical Obligations of Editors & Reviewers To contact an Editor or Chief Editor, see About Our Journals
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
- American Meteorological Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0739-0572
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-0426
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Ocean / 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 Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.23; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 188.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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 Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 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, Publisher website; 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: .