Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration
ISSN 0026-4563 · eISSN 2651-3048 · General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration · Turkey
Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration is published by General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration 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 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and earthquake and tectonic studies, together about 44% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main focus of Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration will be high-impact original research and reviews in the all field of earth sciences. The Bulletin is an international, open access from 2012, peer-reviewed, state-supported, Turkey's oldest and well-established earth sciences journal. Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration is an open access, single blind, peer-reviewed journal in the field of earth sciences. The submission language of the Bulletin is English. BMRE is published three times (April, August, December) in a year. It is not only publishes original papers on mining geology, but also on general geology, structural geology, tectonics, sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology, geochemistry, geostatistics, earthquake studies, geoheritage, geoarchaeology, environmental geology, remote sensing, engineering geology, hydrogeology, geotechnics, geothermal energy, petroleum geology, mining and petroleum technologies. BMRE accepted manuscripts in Turkish, English, French and German between 1936 and 1985, and was published only in English and Turkish between 1985 and 2021. The Bulletin, which has recently changed its submission language, has decided to continue its publication life only in English as of January 2022.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science17.5%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences14.1%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences12.4%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences12.1%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering4.3%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.3%
- Metallurgy and Cultural ArtifactsSocial Sciences3.3%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 697 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 98 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 35 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 100 |
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)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Unspecified 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright information:
Rights and permissions How to cite? Copyright: Publisher of the Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration is General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration. The author holds the copyrights but transfers the commercial rights to the Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration. The corresponding author must ensure that the submitted article has not been published elsewhere in a …
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
- General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0026-4563
- Electronic ISSN
- 2651-3048
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. 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.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .