Journal History
| 2013 | The inaugural issue was released. Climate was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2015 | Climate was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2017 | Climate announced the first edition of the Travel Awards. Climate was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2018 | Climate held an online Editorial Board Member meeting. |
| 2019 | Climate adopted a monthly publication schedule. Climate received its first CiteScore (2018) of 1.95, ranked 53/109 in "Atmospheric Science". |
| 2020 | Climate received its 2019 CiteScore (3.2), ranked 57/115 in "Atmospheric Science". Climate established the following sections: Climate Dynamics and Modelling; Policy, Governance, and Social Equity; Climate and Environment; Climate and Economics; Climate Adaptation and Mitigation. |
| 2021 | The American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP) became affiliated to Climate. Climate received its 2020 CiteScore (3.9), ranked 55/124 in "Atmospheric Science". Climate established the following sections: Weather, Events and Impacts; Climate Change and Urban Ecosystems. |
| 2022 | Climate received its 2021 CiteScore (4.7), ranked 51/135 in "Atmospheric Science". Climate announced the 2022 Travel Awards. Editorial Board Members from Climate Featured in Stanford’s List of the World’s Top 2% Scientists. |
| 2023 | The year 2023 marked the 10th Anniversary of Climate. Climate received its first Impact Factor (3.7). |
| 2024 | Climate was indexed in GEOBASE. |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2012–2016 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nicole Mölders |
| 2016–2018 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yang Zhang |
| 2018–2020 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gordon Huang |
| 2020–2022 | Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Steven McNulty |
| 2022–present | Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Timothy G. F. Kittel |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2020–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Chris Swanston for the section on Climate Adaptation and Mitigation |
| 2020–2025 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Salvatore Magazù for the section on Climate Dynamics and Modelling |
| 2020–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Forrest M. Hoffman for the section on Climate and Environment Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Rui A. P. Perdigão for the section on Weather, Events and Impacts |
| 2025–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri for the section on Climate Change and Urban Ecosystems |
