Scope
Monthly Weather Review publishes research on the analysis, modeling, and prediction of atmospheric phenomena across synoptic and mesoscale ranges. The journal focuses on data assimilation, numerical weather prediction, tropical and extratropical cyclones, convective systems, and observational case studies that advance understanding of weather dynamics and forecast skill.
What it costs to publish
Reported: Optional open access: USD 1,300
Charges differ by publication route. Subscription is not open access; the APC does not include every possible extra charge.
USD 1,300
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Optional immediate open access, additional to page charges, for MWR.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): Not stated on the charges page.
USD 120
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Author charge for MWR and the other named hybrid journals. Comment and Reply correspondence: no charge. Open Choice is additional, not a substitute.
Basis / unit: typeset page. Tax terms (source language): Not stated on the charges page.
Amount not established
Amount not established. Research notes (English): May be assessed for excessive proof edits, multiple figure files for a single figure, or keying files that cannot be converted. Amounts not published.
Basis / unit: unspecified. Tax terms (source language): Not stated.
Not established
Research notes (English): Amounts of additional production charges and any tax treatment are absent from the official charges page.
No agreement found
None of the agreements we track covers this journal.
Check before submitting: eligibility depends on your institution, the corresponding author and the article type.
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 costs are too great given legitimate funding constraints or other circumstances they describe. Limited budget. At initial submission. Decision within 5 business days after the initial submission requirements check. Late requests need a signed letter from the department head or funding administrator. Email requesting a partial waiver, journal, circumstances, and amount the author can pay. Page charges, in part. Open Choice fee cannot be waived.Publisher policy ↗
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Authors who cannot cover any charges because of legitimate circumstances. Ineligible if the corresponding author or a coauthor received a full page-charge waiver in any AMS journal in the past 12 months for a paper that was not rejected or withdrawn. Requires a signed letter from the dean, laboratory administrator or equivalent, or the funding agency. At initial submission. Council waiver committee meets quarterly; peer review waits for the decision, up to about three months. A denied manuscript is ineligible for full-waiver reconsideration for 12 months. Email plus full-waiver application form and supporting letter. Page charges in full, if granted. Open Choice fee cannot be waived.Publisher policy ↗
Read the publisher terms before submitting. Source-linked research is not a personal quotation or confirmed eligibility.