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Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

American Meteorological Society · United States · Est. 1947

ISSN1520-0469

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.737

H-Indexi

336

SNIPi

1.111

Total Worksi

14,000

Total Citationsi

888,789

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ( JAS ) (ISSN: 0022-4928; eISSN: 1520-0469) publishes basic research related to the physics, dynamics, and chemistry of the atmosphere of Earth and other planets, with emphasis on the quantitative and deductive aspects of the subject.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

FrequencySemimonthly, 1984-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,000

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

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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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?

1520-0469

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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?

Yes

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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

234

5.6k

2019

224

2020

233

3.9k

2021

196

2.1k

2022

148

2023

123

408

2024

152

158

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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsClimate variability and modelsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsWind and Air Flow Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Is Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences: 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 the Atmospheric Sciences?

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 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 1.45.

Is Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.