Weather is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the atmospheric sciences. It was established in 1946 and is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Royal Meteorological Society, of which it is the "house journal". The editors-in-chief are Simon Lee (University of St Andrews) and Regan Mudhar (University of Exeter).
| Discipline | Atmospheric science |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Simon Lee, Regan Mudhar |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1946-present |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Royal Meteorological Society |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Hybrid open-access journal | |
| 2.3 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Weather |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0043-1656 (print) 1477-8696 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 60638378 |
| Links | |
History
editThe journal was established in May 1946 with a foreword by the society president, Gordon Manley; it has been published monthly ever since. Manley noted the increasing number of people who make interest in the weather their hobby, or have a professional interest, such as farmers and seamen. He commented that:
"The Society accordingly has decided that the increasingly widespread interest in the science of weather manifest in an air age justifies the production of a new monthly magazine for the exchange and dissemination of information by means of articles, notes and correspondence. It is hoped with the aid of this magazine to reach not only the many Fellows who have expressed a desire for comments on current events, but also the wider public which nowadays increasingly demands some subject of universal interest as a recreation for the mind."[1]
Initially a black-and-white publication, it has been printed in colour with an A4 format since 2004, with photographs of clouds and satellite images forming an integral part. It is now available online through the publisher.[2]
Abstracting and indexing
editThe journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- CAB Abstracts[3]
- Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences[4]
- EBSCO databases[5]
- GEOBASE[6]
- Inspec[7]
- ProQuest databases[5]
- Science Citation Index Expanded[4]
- Scopus[8]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 2.3.[9]
References
edit- ^ Manley, Gordon (1946). "Foreword by the President of the Royal Meteorological Society". Weather. 1: 1. doi:10.1002/j.1477-8696.1946.tb00010.x.
- ^ "Weather". Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ a b "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ a b "Weather". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Content/Database Overview - GEOBASE Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Inspec list of journals" (PDF). Inspec. Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Source details: Weather". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.