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Clay Minerals

Mineralogical Society · United Kingdom

ISSN0009-8558eISSN1471-8030

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.295

H-Index

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.459

Total Works

3,281

Total Citations

88,190

2yr Mean Citedness

1.65

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Aims & Scope

Clay Minerals is the journal of the European Clay Groups Association and the Clay Minerals Society. It publishes original research papers, reviews and short communications on all aspects of clay science and technology. The journal covers a wide range of topics including mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, soil science, environmental science, industrial applications and analytical techniques. The journal is published by Cambridge University Press and is indexed in Current Contents, Science Citation Index, GeoRef, Chemical Abstracts and Scopus.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,281

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mineralogical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0009-8558 / 1471-8030

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMineralogy

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and Petrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clay minerals and soil interactionsIron oxide chemistry and applicationsSoil and Unsaturated FlowGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping