Climate

Climate is a scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal of climate science published online monthly by MDPI. The American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP) is affiliated with Climate and its members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), GeoRef, AGRIS, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences) / CiteScore - Q2 (Atmospheric Science)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 21.6 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.9 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 3.2 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.5 (2024)
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Topic in Laws, Social Sciences, Societies, World, Climate
Migration and Human Rights in the Age of the Global Compacts Topic Editors: James C. Simeon, Elspeth Guild
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Topic in Atmosphere, Buildings, Climate, Environments, Sustainability, Earth
Climate, Health and Cities: Building Aspects for a Resilient Future Topic Editors: Ferdinando Salata, Virgilio Ciancio, Simona Mannucci
Deadline: 20 November 2025
Topic in Atmosphere, Climate, Environments, Remote Sensing, Sustainability
Atmospheric Chemistry, Aging, and Dynamics Topic Editors: Zechen Yu, ‪Myoseon Jang‬, Zhonghua Zheng
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Climate, Sustainability, Water, Resources
Advances in Water and Soil Management Towards Climate Change Adaptation Topic Editors: Nektarios N. Kourgialas, Ioannis Anastopoulos, Alexandros I. Stefanakis
Deadline: 30 January 2026
Special Issue in Climate
Advances of Flood Risk Assessment and Management Guest Editor: Alessandro Pezzoli
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Climate
New Perspectives in Air Pollution, Climate, and Public Health Guest Editors: Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Gabriela Narcizo de Lima
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Climate
Climate and Human-Driven Impacts on Tropical Rainforests Guest Editors: Gabriel de Oliveira, Guilherme A. V. Mataveli, Paulo Artaxo, Luiz E. O. C. Aragao, Carlos A. C. dos Santos, Maquelle Garcia, Hannah Stewart
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Climate
Climate Change Impacts at Various Geographical Scales (2nd Edition) Guest Editor: Effie Kostopoulou
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Topical Collection in Climate
Adaptation and Mitigation Practices and Frameworks Collection Editor: Rajib Shaw
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