Papers dealing with climatological problems are widely dispersed in the literature of meteorology hydrology geography and ecology. The International Journal of Climatology spans the whole expanding field of climatology through the publication of research papers major reviews of progress and reviews of new books and reports. Its main role is to report and stimulate research in climatology. The Journal encompasses global and regional studies of climate local and micro-climatological investigations long-range forecasting changes of climate (past present and future) and the application of climatological knowledge to a wide range of human activities.

氣象、水文、地理和生態學文獻中廣泛分布著有關氣候問題的論文。《國際氣候學雜志》通過發表研究論文、對進展的主要評論以及對新書和報告的評論，跨越了氣候學整個不斷擴大的領域。它的主要作用是報道和促進氣候學的研究。該雜志包括全球和區域氣候研究、地方和微氣候調查、長期預測氣候變化(過去、現在和未來)以及將氣候知識應用于廣泛的人類活動。