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Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Meteorological Society of Japan · Japan

ISSN2186-9057

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

269

days submission → published

measured · last 5 articles · accept 248d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.185

H-Indexi

141

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.943

Total Worksi

9,548

Total Citationsi

132,563

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Atmospheric Science.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications9,548

Publisher OrgThe Meteorological Society of Japan

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Meteorological Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2186-9057

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2.2k

2019

1.7k

2020

1.1k

2021

341

2022

303

2023

2024

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 ScienceQ2

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 cloudsOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Is Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan?

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan 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 1.29.

Is Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan?