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Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

American Meteorological Society · United States · Est. 1984

ISSN1520-0426

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.906

H-Indexi

187

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.978

Total Worksi

5,618

Total Citationsi

236,845

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Publishes research describing instrumentation and methods used in atmospheric and oceanic research, including remote sensing instruments; measurements, validation, and data analysis techniques from satellites, aircraft, balloons, and surface-based platforms; in situ instruments, measurements, and methods for data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation and assimilation in numerical models; and information systems and algorithms.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,618

Publisher OrgAmerican Meteorological Society

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Meteorological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1520-0426

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

Citations received

154

3.2k

2019

171

3.2k

2020

126

1.4k

2021

130

1.1k

2022

502

2023

281

2024

111

2025

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.

Ocean EngineeringQ1

Atmospheric ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, OceanMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceOcean Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsOcean Waves and Remote SensingClimate variability and modelsSoil Moisture and Remote SensingAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsUnderwater Acoustics ResearchAtmospheric Ozone and Climate

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Is Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology?

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 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 1.29.

Is Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.