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International Journal of Mining Science and Technology

China University of Mining and Technology · China · Est. 1992

ISSN2095-2686eISSN2589-062X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.052

H-Indexi

SNIPi

3.164

Total Worksi

1,989

Total Citationsi

63,047

2yr Mean Citednessi

11.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mining engineering. Metallurgy. Topics: mining engineering, safety technology and engineering, mineral processing, coalfield geology, geotechnical engineering

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 129 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,989

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

China University of Mining and Technology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2095-2686 / 2589-062X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2.9k

2019

134

6.2k

2020

122

2021

105

5.9k

2022

110

4.6k

2023

126

3.2k

2024

151

1.8k

2025

131

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.

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ1

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mining & Mineral Processing

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rock Mechanics and ModelingCoal Properties and UtilizationGeomechanics and Mining EngineeringGeoscience and Mining TechnologyGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringLandslides and related hazardsMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesMineral Processing and GrindingTunneling and Rock MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Mining Science and Technology

Is International Journal of Mining Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Mining Science and Technology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 International Journal of Mining Science and Technology?

International Journal of Mining Science and Technology 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 11.03.

Is International Journal of Mining Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Mining Science and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology?