Journal profile · METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Journal of Operational Meteorology
ISSN 2325-6184 · National Weather Association
Journal of Operational Meteorology: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Operational Meteorology is published by National Weather Association 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, Climate variability and models and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences27.5%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science12.4%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9.9%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences6.6%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science3.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 182 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 59 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 61 |
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.
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
- National Weather Association
- ISSN
- 2325-6184
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Operational Meteorology
What CAS zone is Journal of Operational Meteorology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Operational Meteorology 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.
Which databases index Journal of Operational Meteorology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Operational Meteorology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Operational Meteorology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Operational Meteorology 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .