Journal profile · Mining & Mineral Processing
Archives of Mining Sciences
ISSN 0860-7001 · eISSN 1689-0469 · Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Mining · POLAND · Quarterly
Archives of Mining Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Mining Sciences is published by Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Mining and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mining and Industrial Processes, Geotechnical and Mining Engineering and Coal Properties and Utilization, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Mining Sciences (AMS) is concerned with original research, new developments and case studies in mining sciences and energy, civil engineering and environmental engineering. The journal provides an international forum for the publication of high quality research results in: mining technologies, mineral processing, stability of mine workings, mining machine science, ventilation systems, rock mechanics, termodynamics, underground storage of oil and gas, mining and engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, tunnelling, design and construction of tunnels, design and construction on mining areas, mining geodesy, environmental protection in mining, revitalisation of postindustrial areas. Papers are welcomed on all relevant topics and especially on theoretical developments, analytical methods, numerical methods, rock testing, site investigation, and case studies.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mining & Mineral Processing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mining and Industrial ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Geotechnical and Mining EngineeringEngineering7.6%
- Coal Properties and UtilizationEngineering7.1%
- Geotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringEngineering6.7%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering6.5%
- Mineral Processing and GrindingEngineering5.9%
- Mining and Gasification TechnologiesEngineering5.7%
- Tunneling and Rock MechanicsEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mining & Mineral Processing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mining & Mineral Processing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mining & Mineral Processing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 244OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 35 | 21 | 11 |
| 2024 | 40 | 28 | 74 |
| 2023 | 271 | 270 | 1,335 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Mining
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0860-7001
- Electronic ISSN
- 1689-0469
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Mining Sciences
What CAS zone is Archives of Mining Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Mining Sciences is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mining & Mineral Processing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Mining Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.3; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Mining Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Archives of Mining Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Mining Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Archives of Mining Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Mining Sciences is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .