气象、水文、地理和生态学文献中广泛分布着有关气候问题的论文。《国际气候学杂志》通过发表研究论文、对进展的主要评论以及对新书和报告的评论，跨越了气候学整个不断扩大的领域。它的主要作用是报道和促进气候学的研究。该杂志包括全球和区域气候研究、地方和微气候调查、长期预测气候变化(过去、现在和未来)以及将气候知识应用于广泛的人类活动。
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.