Scope
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society publishes articles on atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences, including review papers, essays on community issues, and reports on field campaigns and observing systems. The journal focuses on broad-interest contributions that synthesize advances in weather, climate, and water research, and on policy, education, and historical perspectives within the atmospheric sciences.
What it costs to publish
Page charges: USD 105–405
Regular articles: USD 105/page for pages 1–4, 290/page for pages 5–8 and 405/page thereafter. The total depends on length; separate rates apply to Meeting Summaries.
USD 105
Publisher price checked. Pages 1–4 of a regular article.
Basis / unit: pages 1–4. Tax terms (source language): See publisher invoice and licensing terms
USD 290
Publisher price checked. Pages 5–8 of a regular article.
Basis / unit: pages 5–8. Tax terms (source language): See publisher invoice and licensing terms
USD 405
Publisher price checked. Pages 9 onward of a regular article.
Basis / unit: pages 9+. Tax terms (source language): See publisher invoice and licensing terms
USD 50
Publisher price checked. Meeting Summaries only, not the regular article tariff.
Basis / unit: meeting summary page. Tax terms (source language): See publisher invoice and licensing terms
USD 50
Publisher price checked. Supplement fee for submissions on or after 2022-01-01. Letters, comments and replies are exempt from page charges.
Basis / unit: supplement / manuscript. Tax terms (source language): See publisher invoice and licensing terms
No agreement found
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APC, page charges, over-length, S2O: what each one means
- APC
- Article processing charge: a fee per article to publish it open access. It is not the whole cost.
- Page charges
- A fee per printed or typeset page. It can apply with or without an APC.
- Over-length
- Pages beyond a length limit, billed at a different rate. Each page pays one rate, never both.
- S2O
- Subscribe to Open: subscribers keep the journal free to read, decided year by year. Page charges can still apply.
- Agreement
- A deal between an institution or country and a publisher that may cover the APC. Never automatic.
No funds to pay?
Research checked: 2026-10-13Waivers and funding: eligibility is not guaranteed.
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Authors for whom projected page charges are too great a burden because of legitimate funding constraints or other circumstances they describe. Limited AMS funds. At initial submission. A later request needs a signed letter from the department head or funding-agency administrator explaining why funds available at submission are gone. Email requesting a partial waiver and the amount the author can pay. Part of the page charges. Open Choice fee, where that fee exists. BAMS has no separate Open Choice fee.Publisher policy ↗
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Authors who cannot cover any publication charges because of legitimate circumstances. Ineligible if the corresponding author or a coauthor received a full page-charge waiver in the past 12 months for a non-rejected, non-withdrawn AMS paper. A denied manuscript is ineligible for another full-waiver review for 12 months. Requires a signed letter from the dean, laboratory administrator or equivalent, or the funding agency. At initial submission, before peer review. The AMS Council waiver committee meets quarterly; a decision can take up to three months. Guidelines last updated 2025-02-10. Email plus the Full Waiver Application form and the supporting letter. All page charges for that manuscript. Open Choice fee.Publisher policy ↗
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