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Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0035-9009eISSN1477-870X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.558

H-Index

266

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.279

Total Works

18,549

Total Citations

572,800

2yr Mean Citedness

2.68

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on atmospheric science, focusing on weather forecasting, climate modeling, and meteorological phenomena. Articles investigate tropical cyclones, extreme weather events like heavy rainfall and wildfires, and atmospheric dynamics including wave trains and cloud formation. The scope also encompasses the evaluation and improvement of numerical weather prediction models, data assimilation techniques, and the analysis of atmospheric processes across various scales and regions, from local phenomena to global circulation patterns.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications18,549

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0035-9009 / 1477-870X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Atmospheric ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric Ozone and Climate