Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, known as BAMS, is the official organ of the American Meteorological Society. Founded in 1920 and published monthly, it carries both peer-reviewed science articles and editorials, news, reviews and reports of Society activities, and is the Society's largest and broadest flagship publication.Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society（美国气象学会公报，简称 BAMS）是美国气象学会（美国）的机关刊物，创刊于 1920 年，按月出版，既刊载经同行评审的科学论文，也承载社论、新闻、综述与学会活动报道，是该会规模最大、读者面最广的旗舰综合性刊物。^[1]

Scope

• Positioned as the flagship general journal for the weather, water and climate community, it publishes science articles of broad interest and significance.期刊定位为面向天气、水与气候共同体的旗舰综合性刊物，发表具有广泛学术兴趣与重要意义的研究性科学论文。^[2]
• It also publishes news, editorials and reviews for AMS members, so its function is not that of a purely scholarly journal but combines academic communication with professional reporting.同时面向学会会员刊发新闻、社论与综述，因此其功能并非纯粹的学术期刊，而是兼具学术传播与行业通报双重职能。*
• Peer-reviewed sections include Articles, Essays, In Box, Map Room and the Comment and Reply exchange, all subject to single-anonymous peer review.同侪评审部分包含研究论文（Articles）、随笔（Essays）、In Box、Map Room 以及评论与答复（Comment and Reply）等栏目，均采用单匿名评审。*
• Content outside peer review includes meeting summaries, meeting reports, Society news and announcements, which are handled by the Society rather than through peer review.非评审部分则包括会议纪要、会议报告、学会新闻与公告等由学会自行组织的内容，不进入同行评审流程。*
• Most submissions require a proposal to be submitted and approved before a full manuscript is accepted, and the journal accepts transfers to other Society titles.多数投稿须先提交立项提案（proposal），获批准后再提交全文；期刊接受转投至学会旗下其他刊物。*

这种综合性定位使 BAMS 在美国气象学界承担了其他专业刊难以替代的角色：AMS 拥有十余本分工明确的专业期刊，BAMS 则是把这些专业方向与学会自身事务重新聚合的场所。对外部读者而言，它是了解气象与气候科学全貌的高效入口；对内部会员而言，它是学术共同体的事务通报与议程设置平台。它同时重视科学严谨性与对非专业读者的可读性，这也解释了其自引率与引用面在同类期刊中相对突出的特点。

History

• 1920: Founded as the official organ of the American Meteorological Society, it has from the outset carried editorials, articles of interest to a large segment of the membership, professional and membership news, announcements and Society activities.1920：创刊，自始即为美国气象学会的官方刊物，承担社论、面向广大会员的文章、专业与会员新闻、公告及学会活动报道。*
• 1920 to the 1940s: A format combining research articles with Society business took shape, with administrative reporting and scholarly content coexisting in the same publication.1920 至 1940 年代：形成研究论文与学会事务并重的编排格局，会务报道与学术内容长期共存于同一份刊物。*
• The 1960s to the 2010s: A structure was established in which a chair of the editorial board coordinates topical editors, a post held for many years by Jeff Waldstreicher, while Jeff Rosenfeld served as editor-in-chief for many years.1960 至 2010 年代：确立以编辑委员会主席统筹各专业领域编辑的建制，Jeff Waldstreicher 长期担任该职，Jeff Rosenfeld 长期担任主编。*
• 2017: The Digital BAMS edition was launched, replicating the print issue cover to cover and adding multimedia enhancements in audio, video and animation.2017 年：推出数字版（Digital BAMS），逐期复制纸质版内容，并引入音频、视频与动画等增强表达。*
• 2020s: Monthly publication and online-first release continue, with an impact factor of 6.9 in 2025 and volume 107 reached in 2026.2020 年代：继续保持月刊发行与在线优先出版，2025 年影响因子为 6.9，2026 年卷次为第 107 卷。*

Editors

BAMS 不设单一的主编独任制，而是由一位编辑委员会主席统辖多个专业领域编辑。这一架构与该刊的综合性格直接对应：任何一个专业方向都无法由一人通晓，因此各专题席位按学科分设，由主席负责跨领域的取舍协调与初审把关。

• Chair of the Editorial Board: Jeff Waldstreicher serves as chair of the editorial board, coordinating the topical editors and judging initial submissions on scope and standards.编辑委员会主席：Jeff Waldstreicher 担任编辑委员会主席（Chair of the Editorial Board），负责统筹各专业领域编辑并对初审稿件的范围与标准作出判断。*
• Topical editors: Board seats are organised by topic and cover aerosol and cloud physics, atmospheric chemistry and air quality, atmospheric dynamics and tropical meteorology, biometeorology, climate analysis and climate variability, education, history, hydrology, numerical analysis and mesoscale modelling, observing systems, oceanography, policy, satellite meteorology, society and economic impacts, and space weather.专业领域编辑：编委按专题分设席位，覆盖气溶胶与云物理、大气化学与空气质量、大气动力学与热带气象、生物气象、气候分析与气候变率、教育、学科史、水文学、数值分析与中尺度模式、观测系统、海洋学、政策、卫星气象、社会与经济影响以及空间天气等领域。*
• Senior editors: The board has also carried posts for senior scholars including Michael A. Alexander, Art DeGaetano, Genene M. Fisher, James R. Fleming, Jeffrey D. Hawkins, Christopher W. Landsea, Qingyun Duan, Brian J. Etherton, Michael J. McPhaden, Timothy J. Schmit, William R. Stockwell, Cynthia H. Twohy, Tammy Weckwerth and Edward J. Zipser.资深编辑：历届与现任编委中还设有多位资深学者席位，曾包括 Michael A. Alexander、Art DeGaetano、Genene M. Fisher、James R. Fleming、Jeffrey D. Hawkins、Christopher W. Landsea、Qingyun Duan、Brian J. Etherton、Michael J. McPhaden、Genene Fisher、Timothy J. Schmit、William R. Stockwell、Cynthia H. Twohy、Tammy Weckwerth 与 Edward J. Zipser 等。*
• Complete roster: The full list of current editors and their assigned areas is given on the journal's official editorial board page, which is updated with each volume.完整名单：现任全部编辑及其所属领域的完整名单以期刊官网的编辑委员会页面为准，该名单按卷次更新。*