Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
ISSN 0035-9009 · eISSN 1477-870X · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.34; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,320; median 202 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 264 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The <em>Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society</em> is a leading meteorology journal, publishing new research in the atmospheric sciences and associated fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Editor-in-chief Adrian MatthewsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science21.7%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences19.5%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.5%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences4%
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
- 3.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 125LetPub ·
- h-index
- 269OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,924OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 243LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 243Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 727,332Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18,695 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 231 | 148 | 89 |
| 2025 | 264 | 171 | 539 |
| 2024 | 262 | 190 | 1,918 |
| 2023 | 251 | 172 | 2,394 |
| 2022 | 187 | 110 | 2,713 |
| 2021 | 238 | 130 | 5,147 |
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
202 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 153 days – 267 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 237 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (547 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 58%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 215 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,320 / EUR 3,620 / GBP 2,890 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0035-9009
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-870X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 152, Issue 779 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
What CAS zone is Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 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 Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.34; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 269.
How long does peer review take at Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 202 days (interquartile range 153–267 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 58% (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.
Which databases index Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society open access, and what is the APC?
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,320.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .