Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Mausam
ISSN 0252-9416 · India Meteorological Department · INDIA · Quarterly
Mausam: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.02; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 88 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mausam is published by India Meteorological Department 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 37.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
MAUSAM (Formerly Indian Journal of Meteorology, Hydrology & Geophysics), established in January 1950, is the quarterly research journal brought out by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). MAUSAM is a medium for publication of original scientific research work. MAUSAM is a premier scientific research journal published in this part of the world in the fields of Meteorology, Hydrology & Geophysics. The four issues appear in January, April, July & October.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science16.2%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences12.4%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science8.4%
- Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.9%
- Agricultural Economics and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
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
- 1.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 482OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,069 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 98 | 8 |
| 2025 | 88 | 88 | 84 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | 142 |
| 2023 | 99 | 99 | 318 |
| 2022 | 111 | 111 | 395 |
| 2021 | 211 | 211 | 1,311 |
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)
- 6–12 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
- India Meteorological Department
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0252-9416
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mausam
What CAS zone is Mausam in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mausam 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 Mausam?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.02; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Mausam?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Mausam?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mausam is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Mausam open access, and what is the APC?
Mausam 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: .