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Mineralium Deposita

Springer · Germany

ISSN0026-4598eISSN1432-1866

SJR Q1✓ 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?

211

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 184d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.206

H-Indexi

126

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.72

Total Worksi

4,349

Total Citationsi

114,315

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

This journal introduces original research in the field of economic geology, including nonmetallic mineral deposits, experimental and applied geochemistry, with emphasis on mineral deposits. It contains short and comprehensive articles, letters, notes, review papers, scientific discussions on mineral deposit geology. Emphasis is placed on high-quality content and form for all articles and on international coverage of subject matter. The journal is intended to be of interest to those engaged in field geology, mineral deposit research, and ore deposit exploration. All papers will be subject to international peer review.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight Issues Yearly, 1999-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,349

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewinternational peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0026-4598 / 1432-1866

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

international peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

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

3.3k

2019

2.4k

2020

1.4k

2021

1.5k

2022

972

2023

752

2024

160

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 GeologyQ1

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1

GeophysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & GeophysicsMineralogy

Scopus Categories

Economic GeologyGeochemistry and PetrologyGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mappingearthquake and tectonic studiesGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits

Frequently asked questions about Mineralium Deposita

Is Mineralium Deposita a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mineralium Deposita: 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 Mineralium Deposita?

Mineralium Deposita 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 3.54.

Is Mineralium Deposita indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mineralium Deposita is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.