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Journal of Climate

American Meteorological Society · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1520-0442

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.176

H-Indexi

416

SNIPi

1.362

Total Worksi

13,909

Total Citationsi

1,201,321

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Climate ( JCLI ) (ISSN: 0894-8755; eISSN: 1520-0442) publishes research that advances basic understanding of the dynamics and physics of the climate system on large spatial scales, including variability of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and cryosphere; past, present, and projected future changes in the climate system; and climate simulation and prediction.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencySemimonthly, <Apr. 2000->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,909

Publisher OrgAmerican Meteorological Society

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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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?

1520-0442

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind

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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

521

22k

2019

598

24k

2020

519

13k

2021

503

8.9k

2022

485

5.3k

2023

367

2.2k

2024

470

694

2025

279

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 ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsCryospheric studies and observationsAtmospheric aerosols and clouds

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Climate

Is Journal of Climate a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Climate 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 2.28.

Is Journal of Climate indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Climate is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.