Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Meteorological Applications
ISSN 1350-4827 · eISSN 1469-8080 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Meteorological Applications: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.08; fully open access; APC about USD 2,960; median 200 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 133 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Meteorological Applications is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, together about 50.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Meteorological Applications welcomes papers on all applications of meteorology, hydrometeorology and climatology including topics of observation, prediction, data assimilation and verification. Our readers are interested in a variety of sectors including agriculture, aviation, civil protection, climate change, public health, renewable energy, water resource management, risk assessment of weather and climate hazards and other areas related to weather and climate, as well as communication of these topics to the public. Meteorological Applications is a fully Open Access journal and publishes both research and review articles using a double-blind review process.Authors of accepted papers pay an Article Publication Charge and their papers are published under a Creative Commons license. With Creative Commons licenses, the author retains copyright and the public is allowed to reuse the content. The author grants Wiley a license to publish the article and identify as the original publisher. Open Access Fees: information on the Article Publication Charge for publishing in the journal is available here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Editor-in-chief Cristina Charlton-PerezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United Kingdom 15, Italy 9, Germany 6, Mainland China 3, United States 3 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences23.2%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science19.9%
- Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science5%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science4%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science2.7%
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 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 3.08LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,063OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 115LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 118Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 374,154Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,182 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 107 | 28 |
| 2025 | 133 | 133 | 247 |
| 2024 | 80 | 80 | 415 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | 709 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | 862 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 1,047 |
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
200 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 150 days – 236 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 226 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (238 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 61%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 61%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 182 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,960 / GBP 2,290 / EUR 2,600 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,880 / EUR 2,530 / GBP 2,230 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 11,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- editorialMeteorological Applications is a fully Open Access journal and publishes both research and review articles using a double-blind review process. Research Article…Length not stated
- full paperMeteorological Applications is a fully Open Access journal and publishes both research and review articles using a double-blind review process. Research Article…Length not stated
- research articleMeteorological Applications is a fully Open Access journal and publishes both research and review articles using a double-blind review process. Research Article…Length not stated
- reviewMeteorological Applications is a fully Open Access journal and publishes both research and review articles using a double-blind review process. Research Article…Length not stated
- review articleMeteorological Applications is a fully Open Access journal and publishes both research and review articles using a double-blind review process. Research Article…main text ≤ 15,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use RMetS policy on the use of AI
For the Royal Meteorological Society policy on the use of AI, please click here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member. Model summary
Meteorological Applications is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review policy. Model summary
Meteorological Applications operates double-blind peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening. Model summary
Plagiarism checking – Meteorological Applications employs a plagiarism detection system.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted. Model summary
This journal will consider for review, articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1350-4827
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-8080
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Meteorological Applications
What CAS zone is Meteorological Applications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Meteorological Applications 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 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Meteorological Applications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.08; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 94.
How long does peer review take at Meteorological Applications?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 200 days (interquartile range 150–236 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 61% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Meteorological Applications?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 11,000 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Meteorological Applications based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (15), Italy (9) and Germany (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Meteorological Applications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Meteorological Applications is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Meteorological Applications open access, and what is the APC?
Meteorological Applications is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,960.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .