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International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 1965

ISSN1365-1609eISSN1873-4545

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.048

H-Indexi

226

SNIPi

2.471

Total Worksi

5,897

Total Citationsi

318,129

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences is dedicated to advancing the understanding and application of rock mechanics principles in mining, civil engineering, and related geotechnical fields. It publishes research on rock mechanics, rock engineering, mining engineering, and joint (geology). The journal covers theoretical and experimental studies in geomechanics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

FrequencyEight Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,897

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1365-1609 / 1873-4545

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

210

12k

2019

316

15k

2020

348

14k

2021

216

6.8k

2022

242

2023

300

4.8k

2024

304

2.2k

2025

250

262

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.

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, GeologicalMining & Mineral Processing

Scopus Categories

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rock Mechanics and ModelingLandslides and related hazardsDrilling and Well EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisTunneling and Rock MechanicsHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Is International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences?

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 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 6.87.

Is International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.