Scope
Journal of Hydrometeorology publishes research on the interactions between the atmosphere and the land surface that govern the global water cycle. The journal focuses on precipitation processes and measurement, soil moisture, evapotranspiration, snow and ice hydrology, drought and flood prediction, land-atmosphere coupling, and satellite and model-based estimation of hydrological variables.
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): Open Choice is in addition to page charges and makes the Early Online Release and final paper immediately open. Fee cannot be waived.
Basis / unit: article open choice. Tax terms (source language): not stated
USD 120
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Hybrid AMS technical journal. ISSN 1525-755X, eISSN 1525-7541. Comment and Reply correspondence: no author charges. Additional charges may be assessed for excessive proof edits, multiple figure files for one figure, or non-editable manuscript files; those amounts are not published.
Basis / unit: typeset page. Tax terms (source language): not stated
No charge reported for this route
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): No page charges and no Open Choice fee for JHM Data Technical Articles submitted through June 2026. On 2026-10-12 that submission window has closed. The page does not publish a replacement rate.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): not stated
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 charges are too great a burden under legitimate funding constraints or other circumstances they describe. Limited budget. Genuine need. At initial submission. Decision within 5 business days after the initial submission check; the paper then enters peer review. A later request needs a signed letter from the department head or funding administrator. Email requesting a partial waiver. 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 of the charges for the paper because of legitimate circumstances. 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, they cannot apply again. At initial submission. Quarterly AMS Council committee; decision may take up to three months. The submission does not enter peer review until the decision. Guidelines last updated 2025-02-10. Email plus the full-waiver application and departmental letter. Page charges in full, if awarded. Open Choice fee. A denied manuscript stays ineligible for a full waiver for 12 months.Publisher policy ↗
Read the publisher terms before submitting. Source-linked research is not a personal quotation or confirmed eligibility.