Why publish in MetZet? (Meteorologische Zeitschrift - Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences
.ISSN 0941-2948 e-ISSN 1610-1227
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The preservation of scientific journals, many of which have been published for more than a hundred years and whose editorship is in the hands of scientific associations such as DMG, EGU, AGU, etc., is and remains important as a counterbalance and counterweight to purely commercial publishers such as Frontiers (Springer Nature), MDPI, or Elsevier. However, journals supported by professional societies (community-based journals) are only viable if the scientific community (scientific community)also places relevant publications in them. These journals include the Meteorological Journal - Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences (MetZet) published by the Meteorological Societies of Germany (DMG), Austria (ÖGM), and Switzerland (SGM).
.The MetZet is published by three scientific societies, which do not represent any economic interests in the process. The fees charged are used exclusively for technical-publicity purposes in collaboration with a publisher (Borntraeger Science Publishers)
.The MetZet is a full open access journal. All published articles since 2014 are available free of charge to all scientists via the Internet (www.metzet.de). MetZet thus fulfills a requirement of most scientific funding agencies.
The MetZet is published in English. Thus, its contents are communicated worldwide.
The MetZet follows current developments in meteorology, atmospheric physics and climate research. This is ensured by appointing appropriately specialized scientists to the Editorial Board.
.The MetZet is internationally oriented; however, it also offers itself as a particularly suitable publication platform for regional studies in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) through its supporting societies.
The MetZet bases the review of each submitted paper entirely on the scientific expertise of its volunteer editors and the reviewers they designate.
The MetZet is listed in all major citation databases and indexes (e.g. Clarivate/ISI, Scopus, ...). The number of citations to papers in MetZet increases significantly from year to year.
The MetZet usually publishes an accepted manuscript online about 3 to 5 months after its submission. The se length of time is needed for a scientifically sound, competent, and transparent review process.
The MetZet has a more than 150-year tradition of publishing important research papers in meteorology and climatology. Since its founding in 1866, several thousand scientific articles have appeared. The most cited articles are listed at https://www.schweizerbart.de/journals/metz/topcitedpapers. Translations of older classic works into English are listed at https://www.schweizerbart.de/journals/metz/classic.
The current format of the MetZet was created after the political changes in 1990 by merging "Meteorologische Rundschau" (FRG), "Zeitschrift für Meteorologie" (GDR) and "Wetter und Leben" (A). For now more than 30 years, the "Meteorologische Zeitschrift" has existed as a new series under the name it had borne since 1886.