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Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 1984

ISSN2524-3462eISSN2524-3470

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.474

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.8

Total Worksi

2,717

Total Citationsi

20,446

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration is SME’s journal covering topics related to mining, mineral and metallurgical processing, and geology and exploration. Flagship journal of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). Started in 1984 as Minerals & Metallurgical Processing. Publishes original research papers, review articles and other communications on matters pertinent to the mining and minerals community.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 235 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,717

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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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?

2524-3462 / 2524-3470

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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?

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

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

127

1.7k

2019

198

2.5k

2020

155

1.4k

2021

204

1.4k

2022

186

2023

246

933

2024

274

397

2025

259

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Metals and AlloysQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Metallurgy & Metallurgical EngineeringMining & Mineral Processing

Scopus Categories

Control and Systems EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyChemistry (miscellaneous)Mechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesMetal Extraction and BioleachingMineral Processing and GrindingExtraction and Separation ProcessesRock Mechanics and ModelingMetallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsMining Techniques and EconomicsIron and Steelmaking ProcessesCoal Properties and UtilizationMine drainage and remediation techniques

Frequently asked questions about Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

Is Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration a predatory journal?

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

Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration 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 1.62.

Is Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.