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International Journal of Coal Science and Technology

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2014

ISSN2198-7823

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

463

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 352d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.791

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.808

Total Worksi

849

Total Citationsi

19,466

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Coal Science & Technology is a peer-reviewed open access journal. It focuses on key topics of coal scientific research and mining development, serving as a forum for scientists to present research findings and discuss challenging issues. Coverage includes original research articles, new developments, case studies and critical reviews in all aspects of scientific and engineering research on coal, coal utilizations and coal mining. Among the broad topics receiving attention are coal geology, geochemistry, geophysics, mineralogy, and petrology; coal mining theory, technology and engineering; coal processing, utilization and conversion; coal mining environment and reclamation and related aspects.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications849

Publisher OrgSpringer International Publishing

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2198-7823

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.9k

2019

2.5k

2020

2.7k

2021

2022

2.5k

2023

1.5k

2024

968

2025

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

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsMining & Mineral Processing

Scopus Categories

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rock Mechanics and ModelingCoal Properties and UtilizationCoal and Its By-productsHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesLandslides and related hazardsGeomechanics and Mining EngineeringGeoscience and Mining TechnologyGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringGeophysical Methods and Applications

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Coal Science and Technology

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

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

International Journal of Coal 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 8.74.

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

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