Journal profile · METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change
ISSN 1757-7780 · eISSN 1757-7799 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · ENGLAND · Founded 2010
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change: CAS Zone 1 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.94; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,450; median 288 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 70% (journal website); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate Change Communication and Perception, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance and Climate Change Policy and Economics, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs) series combines features of encyclopedic reference works and review journals. They are designed to serve as interdisciplinary resources across health, life, physical, and social science communities. Our goal is to help researchers save valuable time and stay current in their field and complementary fields with review articles that synthesize key findings from the growing number of primary research articles published daily.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences10.6%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences7.1%
- Climate Change and GeoengineeringEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 9.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 20.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 775OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 81.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 41Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,013,927Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,133 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| 2025 | 51 | 41 | 258 |
| 2024 | 64 | 52 | 1,018 |
| 2023 | 63 | 54 | 1,742 |
| 2022 | 67 | 46 | 3,218 |
| 2021 | 61 | 41 | 4,541 |
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
288 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 207 days – 385 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 319 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (113 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 70%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 115 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 297 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 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 5,450 / EUR 4,600 / GBP 3,630 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted8
- advanced reviewAdvanced ReviewLength not stated
- focus articleFocus ArticleLength not stated
- overviewOverviewLength not stated
- perspectivePerspectiveLength not stated
- primerPrimerLength not stated
- software focusSoftware FocusLength not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic ReviewLength not stated
- updateUpdateLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The WIREs adhere strongly to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All instances of publishing misconduct, including, but not limited to, plagiarism, data fabrication, image/data manipulation to falsify/enhance results, etc. will result in rejection/retraction of the manuscript in question.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
COPE member Model summary
The WIREs adhere strongly to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 1757-7780
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-7799
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change
What CAS zone is Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.94; CiteScore 20.4, h-index 168.
How long does peer review take at Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 288 days (interquartile range 207–385 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 70% (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 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change open access, and what is the APC?
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,450.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .