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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

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

0.77

H-Index

187

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.978

Total Works

5,618

Total Citations

236,845

2yr Mean Citedness

1.29

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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.

⚡ 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 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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

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