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Climate Services Template

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About the Climate Services format

Climate Services is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Climate change impacts on agriculture, Climate variability and models, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Climate Services, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inClimate change impacts on agriculture Climate variability and models Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Flood Risk Assessment and Management
ISSN2405-8807
Citation impact (2-yr)4.8
h-index57
i10-index295
Total citations12,807
Article processing charge$1,500
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereMet Office
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Climate Services per year

32
2016
45
2017
24
2018
44
2019
35
2020
59
2021
56
2022
99
2023
93
2024
92
2025

Citation impact of Climate Services by publication year

1.7K
2016
1.8K
2017
1.3K
2018
1.5K
2019
824
2020
1.5K
2021
1.3K
2022
1.6K
2023
830
2024
263
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Climate Services

What can climate services learn from theory and practice of co-production?

Katharine Vincent, Meaghan Daly, Claire Scannell et al. · 1 Dec 2018

Co-produced climate services are increasingly recognised as a means of improving the effective generation and utilisation of climate information to inform decision-making and support adaptation to climate change, particularly in developing countries. There is a rich literature outlining the theoretical and conceptual evolution of co-production, and experiences of it in a variety of decision contexts…

Toward a multi-faceted conception of co-production of climate services

Scott Bremer, Arjan Wardekker, Suraje Dessai et al. · 1 Jan 2019

Increasing numbers of scholars and practitioners appeal to procedural theories of ‘co-production’ as they work to transform climate science into climate services. Most work in this direction theorises co-production as an ‘iterative and interactive’ process between climate service providers and users, with success measured mainly in terms of the usefulness and usability of the information…

Do climate services make a difference? A review of evaluation methodologies and practices to assess the value of climate information services for farmers: Implications for Africa

Arame Tall, Jeanne Y. Coulibaly, Moustapha Diop · 29 Jun 2018

This paper addresses the need for more rigorous evaluation of climate service projects and investments given the existence of little evidence on the actual value of climate services and the challenges that hamper current efforts to evaluate the impact of climate services for the agricultural community. Based on our in-depth review of existing literature from…

Heat waves analysis over France in present and future climate: Application of a new method on the EURO-CORDEX ensemble

Gaëlle Ouzeau, J.M. Soubeyroux, M. Schneider et al. · 8 Oct 2016

Currently, the analysis of heat waves and the representation of such events in a comprehensible and accessible way is a crucial challenge for climate services, in particular for delivering scientific support to policy makers. In order to fulfil this need, a new method for analysing the heat waves in France has been defined. Heat wave…

How representative is the spread of climate projections from the 5 CMIP5 GCMs used in ISI-MIP?

C. McSweeney, Richard Jones · 17 Feb 2016

In many studies that use data from Coupled Model Inter-comparisons Project Five (CMIP5) the large number of models included prohibits the use of data from all models. Studies based on small subsets of CMIP5 may therefore exclude a significant fraction of the plausible range of future climate changes. In the Inter-sectoral Impact Model Inter-comparison Project…

Climate Services template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Climate Services format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Climate Services template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Climate Services use?
Climate Services uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Climate Services, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Climate Services?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Climate Services document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Climate Services template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Climate Services format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Climate Services?
Climate Services is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Climate Services template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Climate Services PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Climate Services template (the elsarticle class) that is ready to submit to Elsevier, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Climate Services template cost?
You can start writing in the Climate Services template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Climate Services PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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