International Journal of Biometeorology

International Journal of Biometeorology (commonly abbreviated as ''Int. J. Biometeorol.') is the official journal of the International Society of Biometeorology, published by Springer. Founded in 1957 as the International Journal of Bioclimatology and Biometeorology, it publishes research on the relationships between the atmospheric environment and living organisms, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.International Journal of Biometeorology（常用缩写 Int. J. Biometeorol.）是国际生物气象学会的机关刊，由 Springer 出版，1957 年创刊时的刊名为 International Journal of Bioclimatology and Biometeorology，刊载大气环境与生物体相互关系的研究，2025 年影响因子为 3。^[1]

Scope

Scope: the journal is the flagship publication of the International Society of Biometeorology and thematically reflects the society's core research interests. It publishes original research papers, reviews and short communications on studies of the relationships between the atmospheric environment and living organisms.学科定位：本刊是国际生物气象学会的旗舰刊物，在主题上反映该学会的核心研究兴趣，刊发研究大气环境与生物体之间关系的原创研究论文、综述与短篇通讯。
Range of the subject: living organisms extend from single-cell organisms to plants and animals, humans included. The atmospheric environment includes climatic and meteorological conditions in both natural and artificial surroundings, as well as electromagnetic radiation and chemical and biological pollutants.研究对象的跨度：生物体的范围从单细胞生物一直延伸到植物与动物，包括人类在内；大气环境则包括气候与天气等自然条件与人工环境，亦涵盖电磁辐射以及化学与生物污染物。
Theory and application alike: the journal embraces both theoretical and applied research, extending to practical aspects such as living conditions, health and disease.理论与应用并重：期刊同时接受理论研究与应用研究，并延伸到居住条件、健康与疾病等实践层面。
Historical and climate-change analysis: the official scope states explicitly that historical analysis and analysis related to climate change fall within what the journal accepts.历史与气候变化分析：官方宗旨明确提到大气环境的历史或气候变化相关分析也在收稿范围之内。
Standards for what is accepted: the editors encourage papers that explore novel methods with results that significantly advance the body of biometeorological knowledge, as well as those that use such knowledge to improve the resilience of human and natural systems. They explicitly discourage manuscripts that merely replicate existing methods, test hypotheses already well addressed in the literature, or produce results of primarily local interest.稿件取舍的标准：编辑部鼓励提出新方法且能显著推进生物气象学整体知识的研究，并鼓励运用已有知识提升人类与自然系统韧性的工作，同时明确劝退仅仅重复既有方法、重复文献中已被充分处理的假设或主要产出只具地方性兴趣的结果。
Indexing and metrics: the journal is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, in Scopus and in MEDLINE, with a 2025 impact factor of 3, a five-year impact factor of 3.7, and a median of twenty days from submission to first decision.收录与指标：收录于科学引文索引扩展版、Scopus 与 MEDLINE，2025 年影响因子为 3，五年影响因子为 3.7，投稿至首次决定的中位数为二十天。^[2]

History

1957: the journal was founded as the International Journal of Bioclimatology and Biometeorology, the first issue of the first volume appearing in that year.1957年：期刊创刊，创刊时的刊名为 International Journal of Bioclimatology and Biometeorology，卷首期即已出版。
Change of title: the title was later shortened to International Journal of Biometeorology, dropping the bioclimatology element. The journal's identification records carry both the earlier number 0367-8253 and the current 0020-7128.更名：此后刊名缩短为现名 International Journal of Biometeorology，去掉了生物气候学一词，期刊的国际标准连续出版物号同时登记了原有的 0367-8253 与现用的 0020-7128。
Status as the society journal: the journal's tie to the International Society of Biometeorology has been close from the beginning. The publisher's own pages describe it as published for that society, with copyright held by it, and the society itself provides an international forum for interdisciplinary collaboration among meteorologists, health professionals, biologists, climatologists and ecologists.学会机关刊的地位：期刊与国际生物气象学会的关系自始即密切，官方页面标明其为代该学会出版且版权归该学会所有；该学会本身为气象学家、卫生专业人员、生物学家、气候学家与生态学家提供跨学科合作的国际平台。
Change in the copyright line: the copyright line has at times read Springer Science+Business Media and now reads the International Society of Biometeorology, without any change to Springer as the publisher of the journal.版权归属的变动：版权方一度标注为 Springer Science+Business Media，现已标注为国际生物气象学会，这一变动不影响刊物的出版方仍为 Springer。
Frequency: the journal appeared bimonthly in earlier years, with several sources recording six issues a year, and the pace of publication has since been adjusted.刊期：期刊早年按双月刊出版，多份文献记录其为每年六期，其后出版节奏有所调整。
Recent years: the impact factor has settled around 3, standing at 3 in 2025 with a five-year figure of 3.7, and the publisher reports annual downloads of over one million.近年：期刊的影响因子近年稳定在 3 上下，2025 年为 3，五年影响因子为 3.7，官网公布的年度下载量已超过一百万次。
Themed collections: the journal organises themed collections. The most recent derives from the 24th International Congress of Biometeorology and accepts invited submissions only.专题集：期刊组织专题专辑，最新的一辑来自第二十四届国际生物气象学大会，仅接受受邀投稿。^[3]

Editors

Editors-in-chief: the journal has four editors-in-chief, based in the United States, Spain and Australia. Alison Donnelly is at the Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Angela Lees is at the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Animal Science Group, University of Queensland Gatton. Scott C. Sheridan is at the Department of Geography, Kent State University. Pablo Fernández de Arróyabe Hernáez is at the Department of Geography, Urban Planning and Territorial Planning, University of Cantabria in Santander, Spain. The four are spread across two continents and three countries, with backgrounds ranging from geography to animal science, a composition that suits a journal serving meteorological, health and ecological readerships alike.共同主编：期刊设四位共同主编，分别来自美国、西班牙与澳大利亚。Alison Donnelly 来自美国威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校地理系，Angela Lees 来自澳大利亚昆士兰大学盖顿校区的农业与食品科学学院动物科学组，Scott C. Sheridan 来自美国肯特州立大学地理系，Pablo Fernández de Arróyabe Hernáez 来自西班牙桑坦德大学的地理、城市与国土规划系。四人分处两个大洲三个国家，且专业背景横跨地理学与动物科学，这一构成与期刊同时接纳气象学、健康与生态学三类读者的定位相配合。
Society and editorial office: as the society's flagship title, the editors-in-chief are appointed jointly by the society and the publisher. Editorial judgement is consequently subject both to the society's disciplinary agenda and to the publisher's editorial standards.学会与编辑部的联系：本刊作为学会旗舰刊物，共同主编的人选由学会与出版方共同确定，编辑决策因此同时受学会的学科议程与出版方的编辑规范约束。
Submission and author satisfaction: manuscripts are lodged through the publisher's online submission system. As an international journal it welcomes research papers from anywhere, provided they are of interest to an international audience. The publisher's author survey reports that one hundred percent of respondents would publish in the journal again.投稿与作者满意度：稿件通过出版方在线投稿系统递交，作为国际刊物欢迎来自各地的研究论文，只要其内容对国际读者具有兴趣；出版方公布的作者满意度调查显示，受访作者百分之百表示愿意再次在本刊发表论文。^[4]

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