Journal profile · GEOLOGY
BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO
ISSN 0366-0176 · eISSN 2253-6167 · Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana
BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO is published by Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana 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 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, Archaeological and Historical Studies and Archaeological and Geological Studies, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideEarth and Planetary Sciences19.7%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities12.9%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities11%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin AmericaEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4.3%
- Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences3.2%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy3.1%
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 | Geology | 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 | Geology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,014 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 47 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 88 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana
- ISSN
- 0366-0176
- Electronic ISSN
- 2253-6167
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO
What CAS zone is BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geology. 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.
Which databases index BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO open access, and what is the APC?
BOLETIN GEOLOGICO Y MINERO is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .