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International Journal of Climatology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN1097-0088

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.079

H-Indexi

241

SNIPi

1.076

Total Worksi

9,590

Total Citationsi

462,181

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Statistics and Probability; Atmospheric Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

FrequencyMonthly (Except Semimonthly In Mar., June, & Nov.), 1997-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,590

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-0088

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

504

14k

2019

540

13k

2020

550

12k

2021

483

6.6k

2022

387

3.1k

2023

400

2.5k

2024

465

911

2025

333

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Statistics and ProbabilityQ1

Atmospheric ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsHydrology and Drought AnalysisTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesCryospheric studies and observationsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisClimate change impacts on agricultureHydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Climatology

Is International Journal of Climatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Climatology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Climatology?

International Journal of Climatology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.39.

Is International Journal of Climatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Climatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Climatology?