Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Atmospheric Science
Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
ISSN 0102-7786 · eISSN 1982-4351 · Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia · Brazil
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Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia is published by Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Hydrology and Drought Analysis, together about 46.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The RBMET is edited and published by the Brazilian Meteorological Society and it is the main way to disseminate the researches in progress of the Meteorological Community. Typically these research results are from studies in meteorology and its sub-areas such as climatology, synoptic, hydrometeorology, remote sensing of the atmosphere, atmospheric and climatic modeling. Articles from international and Latin American community researchers are also published. In RBMET there is also space for article of scientific reviews, in which is presented the state of art in atmospheric sciences. All the articles are revised by specialized professionals ("peer review process") and kept in anonymity. The target public is the scientific community of meteorologists from Brazil and Latin American countries such as Argentina, Chile, Peru, Cuba and Mexico. This public is typically associated with private and public university, and also with research and operational institutions such as INMET (National Institute of Meteorology), CPTEC/INPE (Center for Weather Forecast and Climatic Studies of the National Institute of Space Research), SIMEPAR (Meteorological System of the Paraná), FUNCEME (Meteorological Foundation of Ceará) and others. Graduate and under graduate students from Brazilian universities are a potential public of RBMET. Other researchers from related areas such as agro-meteorologists, hydrologists and engineers can also have benefits. There is no fee for submission and evaluation of the article, but a fee of R$ 36.00 is charged per edited page of an article accepted for publication
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Atmospheric Science
Editor-in-chief Carlos FredericoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Brazil 1, Mexico 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science19.6%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences16.3%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science11.1%
- Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Environmental and biological studiesEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Science | Q4 | 126/160 | 21st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 313OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 949 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 555 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 792 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 959 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 1,035 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 959 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 1,121 |
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)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | BRL 300 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | BRL 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | BRL 300 | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright
All content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type BY. The online journal is free and open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access About Open Access, Copyright, and Self-Archiving Policies
All journal content and articles published by Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution. Authors of articles published by Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without rest…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review About peer review
Articles submitted to Rbmet undergo a preliminary assessment by the Editor to verify submission rules and if the topic and content of the articles are relevant to the Journal's publication objectives. Afterwards, this evaluation can be rejected and emails sent to the author(s) for corrections and resubmission or accepted to be placed to an Associated Editor for choosing two or more reviewers to st…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving About Open Access, Copyright, and Self-Archiving Policies
All journal content and articles published by Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution. Authors of articles published by Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without rest…
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesBRL 300 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 16 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0102-7786
- Electronic ISSN
- 1982-4351
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Brazil (1) and Mexico (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .