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Journal of Hydrometeorology

American Meteorological Society · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1525-7541

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

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.25

H-Indexi

185

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.909

Total Worksi

3,039

Total Citationsi

190,030

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Hydrometeorology ( JHM ) (ISSN: 1525-755X; eISSN: 1525-7541) publishes research on modeling, observing, and forecasting processes related to fluxes and storage of water and energy, including interactions with the boundary layer and lower atmosphere, and processes related to precipitation, radiation, and other meteorological inputs.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,039

Publisher OrgAmerican Meteorological Society

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer 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?

1525-7541

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

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

135

5.3k

2019

183

5.3k

2020

176

3.5k

2021

125

1.6k

2022

140

1.2k

2023

110

405

2024

125

174

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)

Climate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisCryospheric studies and observationsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsHydrology and Drought AnalysisSoil Moisture and Remote SensingFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementClimate change and permafrost

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hydrometeorology

Is Journal of Hydrometeorology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Hydrometeorology 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 1.78.

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

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