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Weather and Climate Extremes

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1999

ISSN2212-0947eISSN2212-0947

SJR Q1✓ 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

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

2.304

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.89

Total Worksi

870

Total Citationsi

38,294

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Atmospheric Science; Geography, Planning and Development; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Statistics and Probability.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyTwo Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications870

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~33 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2212-0947 / 2212-0947

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

2.8k

2019

3.6k

2020

4.1k

2021

122

3.6k

2022

1.9k

2023

101

2024

108

296

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

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Statistics and ProbabilityQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsHydrology and Drought AnalysisTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchClimate change impacts on agricultureFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementClimate Change and Health ImpactsPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesCryospheric studies and observations

Frequently asked questions about Weather and Climate Extremes

Is Weather and Climate Extremes a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Weather and Climate Extremes: 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 Weather and Climate Extremes?

Weather and Climate Extremes 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 4.22.

Is Weather and Climate Extremes indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Weather and Climate Extremes is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Weather and Climate Extremes?