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Lithology and Mineral Resources

Pleiades Publishing · United States

ISSN0024-4902eISSN1608-3229

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.319

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.694

Total Works

1,208

Total Citations

7,319

2yr Mean Citedness

0.61

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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.

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