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Lithology and Mineral Resources

Pleiades Publishing · United States

ISSN0024-4902eISSN1608-3229

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

288

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 144d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.375

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.694

Total Worksi

1,208

Total Citationsi

7,319

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Lithology and Mineral Resources is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the formation of sedimentary rocks and ores. Gives special attention to ancient sedimentary rock and ore formation with present-day processes. Offers comparative analysis of sedimentary processes on continents and in oceans. Considers genetic aspects of the formation of sedimentary and hydrothermal–sedimentary mineral resources.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,208

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0024-4902 / 1608-3229

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

Citations received

178

2019

163

2020

149

2021

101

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Economic GeologyQ2

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & GeophysicsGeologyMineralogy

Scopus Categories

Economic GeologyGeochemistry and Petrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological Studies and ExplorationGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Lithology and Mineral Resources

Is Lithology and Mineral Resources a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Lithology and Mineral Resources: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Lithology and Mineral Resources?

Lithology and Mineral Resources is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.61.

Is Lithology and Mineral Resources indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Lithology and Mineral Resources is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.