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Journal of Operational Meteorology

National Weather Association · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2325-6184eISSN2325-6184

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.599

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.516

Total Worksi

172

Total Citationsi

1,872

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Computers in Earth Sciences; Management Science and Operations Research; Atmospheric Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications172

Publisher OrgNational Weather Association

OA Since2015

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Weather Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2325-6184 / 2325-6184

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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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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

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

117

2019

117

2020

2021

2022

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.

Computers in Earth SciencesQ2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2

Atmospheric ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceManagement Science and Operations ResearchComputers in Earth Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsClimate variability and modelsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchFire effects on ecosystemsPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementWind and Air Flow StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsLightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Operational Meteorology

Is Journal of Operational Meteorology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Operational Meteorology 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 0.65.

Is Journal of Operational Meteorology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Operational Meteorology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Operational Meteorology?