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Journal of Mountain Area Research

Karakoram International University Gilgit, Pakistan Β· Pakistan Β· Est. 2016

ISSN2518-8496eISSN2518-850X
βœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
H-Indexi
6
Total Worksi
68
Total Citationsi
135
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.82
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

About the Journal Focus and Scope Journal of mountain area research (J. mt. area res.) is an academic journal supervised by Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan . J. mt. area res. is an annual international peer-reviewed journal publishing original full length research articles, review papers and letters/short communications on a broad range of Mathematical and Physical Sciences fields, and will accept papers in mathematical sciences, materials sciences, physics, chemistry, Environmental Sciences and Earth sciences. The journal was completely multidisciplinary earlier, from 2019 onwards the scope of journal has been limited only to Mathematical and Physical sciences areas mentioned above. Journal policy The journal policy is to publish only original research work, therefore J. mt. area res. does not wish to receive any paper that has already been reported in parts or contains already published text, data, figures, tables or other illustrations or any copyright materials whatsoever that has been submitted or accepted for publication either in a journal or conference proceedings elsewhere in any form. Misconduct in research papers, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication is unacceptable to this journal, and will be strongly discouraged. All submissions will be checked for situs toto plagiarism, any manuscript that contains redundant or duplicate publication of the same or very similar research work violates the policies of this journal and will be rejected. This journal follows the guidelines of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) for dealing with the cases of research misconduct. Publication Ethics GENERAL Journal of Mountain Area Research abides by the guidelines produced by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) . In particular, authors should not submit manuscripts that contain previously published results, plagiarised material, fictitious results, or intentional reference omissions. Authors should dis

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General Information

Country / RegionPakistan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2016
Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications68
Publisher OrgKarakoram International University Gilgit, Pakistan
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 Β· 73%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Karakoram International University Gilgit, Pakistan
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2518-8496 / 2518-850X
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer review
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
1
2
2018
5
14
2019
5
7
2020
8
13
2021
11
31
2022
8
18
2023
11
15
2024
6
2
2025

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisLandslides and related hazardsearthquake and tectonic studiesRock Mechanics and ModelingWater resources management and optimizationGroundwater and Watershed AnalysisCryospheric studies and observationsHeat Transfer and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mountain Area Research

Is Journal of Mountain Area Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Mountain Area Research: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Mountain Area Research?

Journal of Mountain Area Research 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 0.82.

Is Journal of Mountain Area Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Mountain Area Research is indexed in DOAJ.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref