Calls for papers

Highlight your research and enhance its visibility to your field and community by submitting to one of our Collections. Collections at npj Climate and Atmospheric Science provide a high-profile venue for topics of substantial interest to the community. Papers included in a Collection are published in the journal and featured on our Collection page.

  • Tropical Cyclones in a Warming World

    This Collection aims to address the complex dynamics between tropical cyclones and climate change, exploring how these interactions shape the characteristics and behaviors of tropical cyclones in a warming world.
    • Suzanne Gray, PhD
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 December 2024

  • Air Pollution Policy and Governance

    In this cross-journal collection, we invite contributions that assess the effectiveness of local, regional, and global air pollution policies and actions, and we also welcome studies that address national and international air pollution governance and cooperation.
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 01 June 2025

    • Unveiling the Ocean's Engine: The Role of Ocean Dynamics in Climate Variability and Change

      Scrutinizing the role of ocean dynamics in the climate system, such as the impact of ocean dynamics on regional and global climate variability and change patterns, the role of ocean circulation in transporting heat, nutrients, and pollutants. Particular attention is also given to studies on coupled Ocean-Atmosphere modes of variability on various time scales.
      • Fred Kucharski, PhD
      • Cheng Sun, PhD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 December 2024

    • Secondary Organic Aerosols in Polluted Atmospheres

      Investigating secondary organic aerosols in different environment by field observations, laboratory studies, and modeling approaches.
      • Pingqing Fu, PhD
      • Qiang Zhang, PhD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 December 2024

    • Exceptional climate conditions in 2023

      In this cross-journal Collection, we invite submissions that investigate at a local, regional or global scale how the climate or climate impacts of the year 2023 were remarkable or unexpected.
      • Seung-Ki Min, PhD
      • Joy Merwin Monteiro, PhD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 October 2024

    • Aerosols in Polar Atmospheres

      This Collection aims to broaden our knowledge of the relevant physical, chemical, and biological components of polar atmospheric and climate science, with a particular focus on regional atmospheric aerosol composition.
      • Manuel Dall´Osto, PhD
      • Eija Asmi, PhD
      • Tuija Jokinen, PhD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 December 2024

    • Ending plastic pollution

      Plastics are a crucial part of modern life, however tens of millions of tonnes of plastic waste is disposed of each year, much of which ultimately ends up in the ocean. In this Collection we showcase studies on understanding and mitigating (micro)plastic pollution, with a special focus on reducing plastic waste in the environment to coincide with 2024's upcoming binding UN treaty on Ending Plastic Pollution.
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 24 October 2024

      • Applications of Low-Cost Sensors in Air Quality Measurement

        Showcase the capabilities, applications, and limitations of low-cost air quality sensors, guiding potential users and encouraging adoption for both new and existing applications where they provide unique advantages.
        • Roy M. Harrison, PhD
        • Prashant Kumar, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 December 2024

      • Cloud-Aerosol Interactions and Climate Change

        Intertwining observations and models across varying spatiotemporal scales facilitate better understanding of aerosols, clouds, and climate change, as well as their interactions.
        • Pingqing Fu, PhD
        • Qiang Zhang, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 December 2024