Call For PapersJournal of Weather Changes
Share rigorous atmospheric science that advances forecasting, climate resilience, and risk mitigation.
Scope and Focus
Journal of Weather Changes (JWC) publishes peer reviewed open access research on atmospheric science, climate variability, extreme weather events, and environmental change. We prioritize submissions with strong methodology, clear impact, and relevance for forecasting and climate adaptation.
We welcome studies on synoptic and mesoscale meteorology, climate modeling, hydrometeorology, seasonal and subseasonal forecasting, paleoclimate records, and climate risk assessment. We also welcome replication studies, synthesis reviews, and translational research that bridges science and practice.
Priority Topics
Extreme Events
Hurricanes, heatwaves, floods, droughts, and severe convective storms.
Climate Modeling
Regional projections, model evaluation, and downscaling methods.
Forecasting
Short range, seasonal, and subseasonal prediction improvements.
Hydrometeorology
Precipitation processes, water balance, and hazard impacts.
Climate Impacts
Ecosystem, agriculture, infrastructure, and public health outcomes.
Data and AI
Data assimilation, remote sensing, and machine learning for climate signals.
Article Types
What we publish
Original Research
- Novel data and validated methods.
- Primary discoveries and field advances.
Review Articles
- Evidence synthesis and trends.
- State of the art updates.
Short Communications
- Focused findings and rapid insights.
- Concise advances.
Why Publish in JWC
Open access distribution maximizes visibility across the climate and weather community.
Rigorous peer review builds trust and ensures policy and practice relevance.
Efficient editorial workflows support timely decisions for time sensitive research.
Submission Essentials
Include ethics approvals, conflict disclosures, and data availability statements. Clear reporting reduces delays.
Provide keywords aligned with atmospheric science and climate risk search terms to improve indexing.
Submission Guidance
Yes. We welcome validation, verification, and intercomparison analyses.
Complete submissions move faster through screening and review.
Yes. Suggested reviewers help match expertise to your topic.
Submit Your Manuscript
Join researchers worldwide publishing high quality weather and climate science with JWC.
Submit via ManuscriptZoneSimple SubmissionEmail: [email protected]
Research Readiness
Include clear operational definitions, measurement methods, and uncertainty reporting. Transparent methods improve reviewer confidence.
Impact and Relevance
Highlight how findings inform adaptation, hazard planning, or forecasting accuracy. Practical relevance strengthens submissions.
Data Transparency
Provide dataset links and metadata when possible. Transparent data sharing supports replication and collaboration.
Submission Quality
Ensure figures are high resolution and tables are editable. Complete submissions reduce administrative delays.
Cover Letter Tips
Include a concise cover letter that highlights novelty, region, and impact. Suggested reviewers can improve matching and reduce delays.
Methods Clarity
Describe model setup, validation metrics, and uncertainty treatment in plain language. Clear methods improve review efficiency.
Data Availability
Provide data availability statements and access conditions for restricted datasets. Transparency helps reviewers evaluate reproducibility.
Policy and Practice
If findings inform policy or operational forecasting, describe the practical implications and potential users.
Regional Relevance
Highlight geographic context and relevance for local, regional, or global climate risks. Context strengthens impact.
Interdisciplinary Work
We welcome research that connects atmospheric science with ecology, public health, infrastructure, or economics. Cross sector insights expand reach.
Replicability
Replication and extension studies are welcome when they add new regions, data sources, or methodological refinements.
Operational Forecasting
We invite studies that improve operational forecasting accuracy, lead times, or communication of uncertainty.
Climate Risk
Submissions addressing climate risk assessment, hazard modeling, and resilience planning are strongly encouraged.
Remote Sensing
We welcome remote sensing studies that improve monitoring of atmospheric and oceanic processes across scales.
Stakeholder Impact
Highlight how findings inform decision making by agencies, utilities, agriculture, or emergency management teams.
Data Visualization
Clear charts, maps, and time series improve interpretability. Use consistent scales, legends, and units across figures.
Forecast Verification
Studies that compare forecast performance across lead times or regions are encouraged. Provide evaluation metrics and baselines.
Climate Services
We welcome research on climate services, early warning systems, and communication strategies that support public decision making.
Uncertainty Reporting
Clearly report uncertainty ranges, confidence intervals, and sensitivity analyses. Transparent uncertainty improves credibility.
Open Methodology
Provide model code, data processing scripts, or workflow descriptions when possible to support open science and replication.
Regional Case Studies
Case studies that include transferable methods and clear context are encouraged. Highlight how methods could be adapted to other regions.
Observation Networks
We welcome work on station networks, radar, satellite observations, and data fusion that improve climate monitoring.
Societal Impacts
Describe how findings affect communities, infrastructure, or policy. Practical outcomes strengthen relevance for a broad readership.
Operational Decision Support
We welcome work that improves decision support tools for utilities, transport, agriculture, and emergency response agencies.
Field Campaigns
Describe field campaigns and observational methods clearly, including instrumentation, sampling design, and data quality controls.
Communication Clarity
Use consistent terminology for storm types, indices, and model names. Clear definitions help reviewers and readers compare results across studies and improve indexing accuracy across databases.
Submission Timing
Submit early if your findings are time sensitive for seasonal outlooks, hazard response, or policy planning cycles and operational updates with rapid dissemination priorities for authors.
