Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Acta Montanistica Slovaca
ISSN 1335-1788 · eISSN 1339-3103 · Technical University of Kosice · SLOVAKIA · Quarterly
Acta Montanistica Slovaca: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.73; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Montanistica Slovaca is published by Technical University of Kosice and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mining and Gasification Technologies, Mining Techniques and Economics and Industrial Engineering and Technologies, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Montanistica Slovaca publishes high quality articles on basic and applied research in the following fields: geology and geological survey mining Earth resources underground engineering and geotechnics mining mechanization, mining transport, deep hole drilling ecotechnology and mineralurgy process control, automation and applied informatics in raw materials extraction, utilization and processing other similar fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Michal CehlárPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Slovakia 7, Poland 4, Russia 2, Czechia 2, United States 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mining and Gasification TechnologiesEngineering9.3%
- Mining Techniques and EconomicsEngineering9.1%
- Industrial Engineering and TechnologiesEngineering8.2%
- Engineering and Environmental StudiesEngineering7.2%
- Geotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringEngineering6.8%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Mineral Processing and GrindingEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mining & Mineral Processing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mining & Mineral Processing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mining & Mineral Processing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.73LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 482 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 40 |
| 2024 | 114 | 114 | 100 |
| 2023 | 84 | 84 | 210 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 607 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 666 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- reviewThe Acta Montanistica Slovaca journal uses the double blind peer review process prior to publication of new submitted manuscripts. All submissions are initially…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright transfer to AMS upon acceptance. Model summary
The authors are required to sing the Authors Statement with the AMS journal before publication of their manuscript. By signing the statement, the authors assigns, conveys and otherwise transfers all rights, title, interest, and copyright ownership in this manuscript to the AMS when the AMS accepts it for publication. All accepted manuscripts become the AMS’s property and may not be published elsew…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
The Acta Montanistica Slovaca journal uses the double blind peer review process prior to publication of new submitted manuscripts. All submissions are initially assessed by the Editorial Board for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editorial Board is responsi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism, multiple and simultaneous submission
Original research only; no duplicate/simultaneous submission. Model summary
The journal publishes original research results, not submitted to any other publication. If particular sections overlap with already published or submitted content, author are obliged to acknowledge and cite those sources. Author should provide editor a copy of any submitted manuscript that might contain overlapping or closely related content. The journal will not consider for publication contribu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Technical University of Kosice
- Country or region
- SLOVAKIA
- Language
- English, Slovak
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1335-1788
- Electronic ISSN
- 1339-3103
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Montanistica Slovaca
What CAS zone is Acta Montanistica Slovaca in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Montanistica Slovaca is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary / Mining & Mineral Processing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Montanistica Slovaca?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.73; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Acta Montanistica Slovaca?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Montanistica Slovaca based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovakia (7), Poland (4) and Russia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Montanistica Slovaca?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Montanistica Slovaca is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Montanistica Slovaca open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Montanistica Slovaca is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .