Mining

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2020

ISSN2673-6489eISSN2673-6489

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.609

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.101

Total Worksi

284

Total Citationsi

1,600

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mining & Mineral Processing; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Engineering (miscellaneous); Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications284

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-6489 / 2673-6489

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

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

2020

352

2021

558

2022

461

2023

377

2024

245

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mining & Mineral Processing

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)GeologyEngineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mineral Processing and GrindingMining Techniques and EconomicsRock Mechanics and ModelingMining and Resource ManagementTailings Management and PropertiesMine drainage and remediation techniquesBelt Conveyor Systems EngineeringGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringMetal Extraction and BioleachingExtraction and Separation Processes

Frequently asked questions about Mining

Is Mining a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mining: 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 Mining?

Mining 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 2.32.

Is Mining indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mining is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Mining?