Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal of Hydrometeorology
ISSN 1525-755X · eISSN 1525-7541 · American Meteorological Society · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Journal of Hydrometeorology: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.18; hybrid open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 124 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hydrometeorology is published by American Meteorological Society and is in Zone 3 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 Watershed Management Studies, together about 46.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Hydrometeorology (JHM) (ISSN: 1525-755X; eISSN: 1525-7541) publishes research on modeling, observing, and forecasting processes related to fluxes and storage of water and energy, including interactions with the boundary layer and lower atmosphere, and processes related to precipitation, radiation, and other meteorological inputs. 2025 Impact Factor: 3.31
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Editor-in-chief Viviana MaggioniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science19.5%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences17%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences9.9%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences7%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Soil Moisture and Remote SensingEnvironmental Science5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.31Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104LetPub ·
- h-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,351OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 108LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,106 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 124 | 27 | 236 |
| 2024 | 110 | 21 | 472 |
| 2023 | 141 | 73 | 1,268 |
| 2022 | 125 | 57 | 1,699 |
| 2021 | 176 | 96 | 3,711 |
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)
- 4–8 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Author Disclosure and Obligations and Copyright Information must be reviewed before submission. Model summary
Review the Author Disclosure and Obligations and the Copyright Information before submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access reuse license information is available for AMS journals. Model summary
Open Access Reuse License Information for AMS Journals
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Editors and reviewers have ethical obligations. Model summary
Process Overview Reviewer Guidelines Ethical Obligations of Editors & Reviewers To contact an Editor or Chief Editor, see About Our Journals
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Policy on submission of material previously submitted to discussion-type journals. Model summary
Submission of Material Previously Submitted to Discussion-Type 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
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1525-755X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1525-7541
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hydrometeorology
What CAS zone is Journal of Hydrometeorology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Hydrometeorology is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 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 Journal of Hydrometeorology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.18; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 188.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hydrometeorology?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 Journal of Hydrometeorology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hydrometeorology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Hydrometeorology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hydrometeorology 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .