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Scope
The Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (JAS) publishes basic research related to the physics, dynamics, and chemistry of the atmosphere of Earth and other planets, with emphasis on the quantitative and deductive aspects of the subject.
2017 Impact Factor: 3.159 (#22 in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science1)
Submission Types
- Articles: Up to 7500 words (approximately 26 double-spaced pages), including the body text, acknowledgments, and appendixes. The word limit does not include the title page, abstract, references, captions, tables, and figures. If a submission exceeds the word limit, the author must provide a justification for the length of the manuscript and request the Chief Editor’s approval of the overage. This request may be uploaded in a document with the "Cover Letter" item type or entered in the comment field in the submission system.
- Reviews: Synthesis of previously published literature that may address successes, failures, and limitations. Requires Review Proposal. For more information, see Review Articles.
- Comment and Reply Exchange: Comments are written in response to a published article and should be submitted within 2 years of the publication date of the original article (although the editor can waive this limit in extenuating circumstances). The author of the original article has the opportunity to write a Reply. These exchanges are published together.
Editors and Staff Contacts
Chief Editor
Walter A. Robinson, North Carolina State University
Editors
Mary Barth, NCAR
Fotini Katopodes Chow, University of California, Berkeley
Wojciech Grabowski, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Sukyoung Lee, The Pennsylvania State University
David Mechem, University of Kansas
Olivier Pauluis, New York University
Lorraine Remer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Christopher Rozoff, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Anne K. Smith, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Susan van den Heever, Colorado State University
Zhuo Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Louis Wicker, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory
Associate Editors
M. Joan Alexander, NorthWest Research Associates
Edmund Chang, Stony Brook University
Daniel Feldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jerry Harrington, The Pennsylvania State University
Peter Haynes, University of Cambridge
Christopher Holloway, University of Reading
Adele Igel, University of California, Davis
Yoshio Kawatani, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Manuela Lehner, University of Innsbruck
Kerry G. Meyer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
William Randel, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jadwiga (Yaga) Richter, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Rosimar Rios-Berrios, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Daniel Stern, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Shuguang Wang, Columbia University
Yuan Wang, California Institute of Technology
Eric Wilcox, Desert Research Institute
Yang Zhang, Nanjing University
Pablo Zurita-Gotor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Instituto of Geociencia
Peer Review Support Staff
Felicia Gullotta, Assistant to Walter A. Robinson, Susan van den Heever, and Zhuo Wang
Tiffany Bischoff, Assistant to David Mechem, Lorraine Remer, and Anne K. Smith
Laura Buttner, Assistant to Mary Barth
Hayley Charney, Assistant to Sukyoung Lee
Erin Gumbel, Assistant to Olivier Pauluis and Louis Wicker
Kerry Norton, Assistant to Fotini Katopodes Chow
Christine Ziebarth, Assistant to Wojciech Grabowski and Christopher Rozoff
Production Staff
Richard R. Brandt, Lead Technical Editor
Ramesh Pillay, Lead Copy Editor
Sheila Gafvert, Author Submission Support