Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Meteorologische Zeitschrift
ISSN 0941-2948 · eISSN 1610-1227 · Gebruder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung · GERMANY · Bimonthly
Meteorologische Zeitschrift: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.49; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Meteorologische Zeitschrift is published by Gebruder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung 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 Wind and Air Flow Studies, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Meteorologische Zeitschrift (Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences) accepts high-quality, English language, double peer-reviewed manuscripts on all aspects of observational, theoretical and computational research on the entire field of meteorology, atmospheric physics and atmospheric chemistry including climatology. Manuscripts from applied sectors such as, e.g., Environmental Meteorology or Energy Meteorology are particularly welcome. Meteorologische Zeitschrift (Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences) represents a natural forum for the meteorological community of Central Europe and worldwide.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Germany 7, Austria 3, Mainland China 1, Switzerland 1, Hungary 1 (13 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 Sciences20.1%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science14.8%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
- Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
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 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
INSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Meteorological Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA), Research Alert®, ISI Alerting Services, Elsevier GEO-Abstracts
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
- 1.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 718OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 43 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 213 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 198 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 255 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | EUR 2,520 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,300 | No | — | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Article types accepted7
- editorialContributions to Atmospheric Sciences (Meteorologische Zeitschrift) is a Full Open Access Journal open to original manuscripts in the English language from all …Length not stated
- laudatory articlesIn addition to original papers and short communications, review articles, special reports, laudatory articles, and obituaries are published.Length not stated
- obituariesIn addition to original papers and short communications, review articles, special reports, laudatory articles, and obituaries are published.Length not stated
- original papersIn addition to original papers and short communications, review articles, special reports, laudatory articles, and obituaries are published.Length not stated
- review articlesIn addition to original papers and short communications, review articles, special reports, laudatory articles, and obituaries are published.Length not stated
- short communicationsIn addition to original papers and short communications, review articles, special reports, laudatory articles, and obituaries are published.Length not stated
- special reportsIn addition to original papers and short communications, review articles, special reports, laudatory articles, and obituaries are published.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons CC-BY-NC license Model summary
Papers are published under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC license (see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Meteorologische Zeitschrift (Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences) Open Access (ISSN: 0941-2948, e-ISSN 1610-1227)
impact factor 20251.5 Cite Score 20253.0 Meteorologische Zeitschrift (Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences) - originally founded in 1884 - is the joint open access journal of the meteorological societies of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Historical note Meteorologische Zeitschrift was founded in 1866 by the “Österreichische Gesellschaft für Meteorologie (ÖGM) ”; starting 1886 it was published …
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
- Gebruder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0941-2948
- Electronic ISSN
- 1610-1227
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Meteorologische Zeitschrift
What CAS zone is Meteorologische Zeitschrift in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Meteorologische Zeitschrift 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 Meteorologische Zeitschrift?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.49; CiteScore 3, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at Meteorologische Zeitschrift?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Meteorologische Zeitschrift?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX and Word. 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 Meteorologische Zeitschrift based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (7), Austria (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Meteorologische Zeitschrift?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Meteorologische Zeitschrift is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Meteorologische Zeitschrift open access, and what is the APC?
Meteorologische Zeitschrift is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .