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Journal of MMIJ

The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan · Japan · Est. 1989

ISSN1881-6118eISSN1884-0450

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,121

Total Citationsi

2,358

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of MMIJ is an open access journal published by The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan. It covers a wide range of fields including non-ferrous metals, coal, mineral resources, recycling resources, non-ferrous metal refining, environmental conservation, marine resources, underground utilization technology, geothermal energy, new metals, rare metals, high-purity materials, ceramics, new compounds and composite materials, functional materials, and environmental/recycling fields including social systems.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish, Japanese

1st Year Published1989

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,121

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1881-6118 / 1884-0450

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Japanese

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.

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Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesExtraction and Separation ProcessesRock Mechanics and ModelingMetal Extraction and BioleachingCO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesLandslides and related hazardsDrilling and Well Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of MMIJ

Is Journal of MMIJ a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of MMIJ: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Journal of MMIJ?

Journal of MMIJ is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.18.

Is Journal of MMIJ indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of MMIJ is indexed in DOAJ.