Journal profile · METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Journal of Meteorological Research
ISSN 2095-6037 · eISSN 2198-0934 · The Chinese Meteorological Society · PEOPLES R CHINA · 6 issues per year · Founded 2011
Journal of Meteorological Research: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.49; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,990; median 136 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 101 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Meteorological Research is published by The Chinese 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 Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Being the official journal of the Chinese Meteorological Society, Journal of Meteorological Research (previously known as Acta Meteorologica Sinica) publishes the latest achievements and developments in the field of atmospheric sciences, especially in the following: pure and applied meteorology, climatology and climate change, marine meteorology, atmospheric physics and chemistry, cloud physics and weather modification, numerical weather prediction, data assimilation, atmospheric sounding and remote sensing, atmospheric environment and air pollution, radar and satellite meteorology, agricultural and forest meteorology, etc. The journal is intended to provide a base for reinforcing the international exchange of scientific innovation and thoughts between Chinese and foreign meteorologists. It contains academic papers, research program highlights, book reviews, conference reports, and comprehensive discussions on meteorological research undertaken both in China and worldwide.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Zhemin TanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 155 in mainland China (about 89%); most named Mainland China 155, United States 13, South Korea 2, France 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (174 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science18.1%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences17.7%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.7%
- Environmental and Agricultural SciencesEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Environmental Changes in ChinaEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science4.3%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic ScholarPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 626OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 59,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,626 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 101 | 4 | 215 |
| 2024 | 75 | 6 | 425 |
| 2023 | 60 | 1 | 497 |
| 2022 | 64 | 2 | 860 |
| 2021 | 84 | 5 | 1,238 |
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 Crossref · to
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 180 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 149 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 293 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (203 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
- AI-Powered Weather and Climate SolutionsDeadline
- Meteorology–Finance NexusDeadline
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Meteorological Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- The Chinese Meteorological Society
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 2095-6037
- Electronic ISSN
- 2198-0934
- Society / sponsor
- Chinese Meteorological Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Meteorological Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Meteorological Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Meteorological Research 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 Journal of Meteorological Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.49; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Meteorological Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 100–180 days). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Meteorological Research based?
Of the 174 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 155 (about 89%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (155), United States (13) and South Korea (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Meteorological Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Meteorological Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Meteorological Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Meteorological Research is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,990.
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: .