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MINERALS

MDPI · CH · Est. 1953

ISSN2075-163XeISSN2075-163X

SJR Q2✓ 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

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total75

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2024-10-21). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.581

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.888

Total Worksi

10,856

Total Citationsi

119,892

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Mineralogy; Mining & Mineral Processing; Geology; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionCH

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1953

Annual Volume~ 1,390 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,856

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MDPI

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2075-163X / 2075-163X

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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

❌

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

✅

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

818

18k

2019

1.1k

20k

2020

1.5k

20k

2021

1.6k

17k

2022

1.5k

12k

2023

1.3k

6.1k

2024

1.3k

2.3k

2025

644

101

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.

GeologyQ2

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & GeophysicsMineralogyMining & Mineral Processing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesMetal Extraction and BioleachingGeochemistry and Elemental Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsExtraction and Separation ProcessesMineral Processing and GrindingHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Frequently asked questions about MINERALS

Is MINERALS a predatory journal?

MINERALS was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2024-10-21). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of MINERALS?

MINERALS 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 2.24.

Is MINERALS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MINERALS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of MINERALS?