Scope
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology publishes research on instrumentation, measurement techniques, and data-processing methods for atmospheric and oceanic observation. The journal focuses on the design, calibration, and validation of remote and in-situ sensors, retrieval algorithms, and observational platforms including radars, lidars, satellites, buoys, and aircraft systems.
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 for JTECH. Fee cannot be waived. ISSN 0739-0572; eISSN 1520-0426.
Basis / unit: article, Open Choice, in addition to page charges. Tax terms (source language): none stated
USD 120
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Applies to JTECH among the listed hybrid journals. Comment and Reply correspondence: no page charges. Read-and-publish agreements can remove author charges for eligible corresponding authors; that is institutional coverage, not a personal unfunded waiver.
Basis / unit: typeset page. Tax terms (source language): none stated
Amount not established
Amount not established. Research notes (English): Additional charges may be assessed. No amounts are published. No color charge is listed.
Basis / unit: excessive proof edits; multiple figure files for one figure; keying of non-editable manuscript files. Tax terms (source language): none stated
Not established
Research notes (English): Amounts for extra production charges are not published. No color-charge statement on the 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 page-charge costs are too great a burden, given legitimate funding constraints or other circumstances they describe. Limited funds. At initial submission. Decision within 5 business days after the initial submission requirements check; the paper enters peer review after the decision. A later request needs a signed letter from the department head or funding-agency administrator. Email requesting a partial waiver and the amount the author can pay. Part of the page charges. Open Choice fee cannot be waived.Publisher policy ↗
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Authors who cannot cover any of the charges because of legitimate circumstances. Ineligible if the corresponding author or any 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. A denied manuscript stays ineligible for a full waiver for 12 months. Guidelines last updated 10 February 2025. At initial submission. Full-waiver committee meets quarterly; decision may take up to three months, and peer review waits for that decision. Full Waiver Application Form plus a signed letter from the dean, laboratory administrator or equivalent, or the funding agency, emailed to the waiver address. Page charges. 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.