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Monthly Weather Review

American Meteorological Society · United States · Est. 1873

ISSN1520-0493

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.519

H-Indexi

317

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.077

Total Worksi

41,847

Total Citationsi

776,514

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Atmospheric Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1873

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications41,847

Publisher OrgAmerican Meteorological Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1520-0493

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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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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?

N/A

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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

253

7.1k

2019

228

5.3k

2020

205

3.5k

2021

193

2.1k

2022

165

1.2k

2023

137

492

2024

164

132

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 ResearchDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryHistory and Developments in AstronomyOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Monthly Weather Review

Is Monthly Weather Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Monthly Weather Review: 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 Monthly Weather Review?

Monthly Weather Review 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 1.54.

Is Monthly Weather Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Monthly Weather Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Monthly Weather Review?