Scope
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology publishes research on applied aspects of meteorology and climatology, including boundary-layer processes, mesoscale phenomena, precipitation, radiation, and air quality. The journal focuses on observational analyses, numerical modeling, and remote-sensing studies that connect atmospheric science to societal applications such as energy, agriculture, urban environments, and climate impacts.
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, optional and additional to page charges, for immediate open access of JAMC and the other listed hybrid journals except the separate WCAS rate.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): Not stated.
USD 120
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): JAMC is in the AMS hybrid group charged 120 dollars per typeset page. The page displays $. Comment and Reply correspondence in all AMS journals has no author charge. Additional charges may apply for excessive proof edits, multiple figure files for one figure, or keying a file that cannot be converted. Color is not itemized on this table.
Basis / unit: typeset page. 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-charge costs are too great a burden, with legitimate funding constraints or other circumstances described in the request. Limited funds. At initial submission, before peer review. A late request needs a signed letter from a department head or funding administrator. email requesting a partial waiver Page charges, in whole or in the portion the author still cannot pay. Open Choice fee, which the waiver page says 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. A full waiver in any AMS journal in the previous 12 months, unless that paper was rejected or withdrawn, blocks another full waiver. Denied manuscripts are ineligible for 12 months. At initial submission. The paper does not enter peer review until the committee decides. The committee meets quarterly. Guidelines last updated 10 February 2025. full-waiver application form plus a signed letter from a dean, laboratory administrator or equivalent, or the funding agency, emailed to the waiver address Page charges for that manuscript. Open Choice fee.Publisher policy ↗
Read the publisher terms before submitting. Source-linked research is not a personal quotation or confirmed eligibility.