The ''Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society'' is a
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
of
meteorology
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published eight times per year. It was established in 1871 as ''Bibliography of Meteorological Literature'', obtaining its current name in 1873. It is published by
Wiley-Blackwell
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on behalf of the
Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society is a long-established institution that promotes academic and public engagement in weather and climate science. Fellows of the Society must possess relevant qualifications, but Associate Fellows can be lay enthus ...
.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in
Current Contents
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History
''Cur ...
/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences and the
Science Citation Index
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.
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2021
impact factor
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of 7.237, ranking it 11th out of 94 journals in the category "Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences".
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1477-870X
Wiley-Blackwell academic journals
Publications established in 1871
Meteorology journals
English-language journals
8 times per year journals
Royal Meteorological Society academic journals