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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (bulletin-of-the-american-meteorological-society)
Journal positioning
The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is the AMS flagship for broad-interest content addressed to the entire atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic-sciences community: major review and synthesis articles, overviews of field campaigns and large research programs, and community pieces such as essays, meeting and workshop summaries, and policy- or education-relevant commentary. It is best understood as a review and community venue, not a home for narrow primary research — much of its substantive content is commissioned or developed in dialogue with editors, and every article must speak across sub-disciplines rather than to one specialist group. A focused original-research result, no matter how solid, generally belongs in a topical AMS research journal instead. This skill is a fit / venue-selection / re-framing tool. It does not replace the journal's current author guidance. Before submitting, re-check the live BAMS author instructions and article-type definitions.