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Status
Active
Coverage
1992–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.6
SJR · SCImago
1.558
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
138
Best quartile
Q2 · 71st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Science | 46 / 160 | 71st | Q2 |
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Weather and Forecasting
Weather and Forecasting is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 5.6), WoS SCIE. Published by American Meteorological Society.
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ISSN 0882-8156Verify ISSN ↗1520-0434Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIE
5.6
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Weather and Forecasting indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1992–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 5.6.
What quartile is Weather and Forecasting in Scopus?
Weather and Forecasting is Q2 in Atmospheric Science (rank 46 of 160), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Weather and Forecasting?
Weather and Forecasting is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.6, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 71st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.558, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 138.
Who publishes Weather and Forecasting and what is its ISSN?
Weather and Forecasting is published by American Meteorological Society. Its print ISSN is 0882-8156 and its online ISSN is 1520-0434.
Is Weather and Forecasting in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Weather and Forecasting open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Weather and Forecasting? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Weather and Forecasting has an h-index of 158 and a 2-year mean of 1.29 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.6, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #97 of 157 Scopus journals in Atmospheric Science.
158
h-index
1.29
2-yr mean citations
2,321
i10-index
3,587
works indexed
142,199
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#97 of 157 Bottom 39% Atmospheric Science
Weather and Forecasting published 172 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Weather and Forecasting? — latest 93 articles, 2026
In its latest 93 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (67.2%), China (14%) and United Kingdom (2.8%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Weather and Forecasting? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration67.2% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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