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American Mineralogist

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1945-3027

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

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.036

H-Indexi

224

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.967

Total Worksi

14,562

Total Citationsi

470,751

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Mineralogy; Geochemistry and Petrology; Geophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyBimonthly, July/Aug. 1943-<Mar./Apr. 1958, July/Aug. 1975>

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,562

Publisher OrgMineralogical Society of America

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1945-3027

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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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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

208

4.1k

2019

289

4.7k

2020

258

2.7k

2021

195

1.3k

2022

168

899

2023

168

532

2024

166

196

2025

103

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1

GeophysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & GeophysicsMineralogy

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisCrystal Structures and PropertiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsMineralogy and Gemology StudiesClay minerals and soil interactionsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingX-ray Diffraction in Crystallographyearthquake and tectonic studiesGlass properties and applicationsRadioactive element chemistry and processing

Frequently asked questions about American Mineralogist

Is American Mineralogist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Mineralogist: 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 American Mineralogist?

American Mineralogist 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 1.44.

Is American Mineralogist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Mineralogist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Mineralogist?