Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Monthly Weather Review
ISSN 0027-0644 · eISSN 1520-0493 · American Meteorological Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Monthly Weather Review: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.16; hybrid open access; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 163 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Monthly Weather Review is published by American Meteorological Society and is in Zone 3 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 41.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Monthly Weather Review (MWR) (ISSN: 0027-0644; eISSN: 1520-0493) publishes research relevant to the analysis and prediction of observed atmospheric circulations and physics, including technique development, data assimilation, model validation, and relevant case studies. This research includes numerical and data assimilation techniques that apply to the atmosphere and/or ocean environments. MWR also addresses phenomena having seasonal and subseasonal time scales.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences17%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science15.2%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.1%
- History and Developments in AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.16LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156LetPub ·
- h-index
- 322OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,869OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 147LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 41,926 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 123 | 14 | 20 |
| 2025 | 163 | 35 | 176 |
| 2024 | 137 | 31 | 557 |
| 2023 | 165 | 72 | 1,265 |
| 2022 | 193 | 88 | 2,185 |
| 2021 | 205 | 100 | 3,579 |
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)
- 3–6 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- American Meteorological Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0027-0644
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-0493
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Monthly Weather Review
What CAS zone is Monthly Weather Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Monthly Weather Review is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 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 Monthly Weather Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.16; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 322.
How long does peer review take at Monthly Weather Review?
Authors report an average review time of 3–6 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 Monthly Weather Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Monthly Weather Review is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Monthly Weather Review open access, and what is the APC?
Monthly Weather Review is a hybrid 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: .