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International Journal of Biometeorology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1957

ISSN1432-1254

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.733

H-Indexi

140

SNIPi

1.081

Total Worksi

5,288

Total Citationsi

146,421

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biophysics; Environmental Sciences; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Physiology; Atmospheric Science; Ecology; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1957

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,288

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-1254

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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?

N/A

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

189

5.7k

2019

206

4.9k

2020

162

3.4k

2021

193

3.1k

2022

184

1.5k

2023

231

1.7k

2024

216

543

2025

243

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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ2

EcologyQ2

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiophysicsEnvironmental SciencesMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesPhysiology

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceEcologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate Change and Health ImpactsThermoregulation and physiological responsesUrban Heat Island MitigationEffects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsAir Quality and Health ImpactsBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeRemote Sensing in AgricultureUrban Green Space and Health

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Biometeorology

Is International Journal of Biometeorology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Biometeorology: 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 Biometeorology?

International Journal of Biometeorology 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 2.86.

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

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

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