Journal profile · Mineralogy
CANADIAN MINERALOGIST
ISSN 0008-4476 · eISSN 1499-1276 · Mineralogical Association of Canada · CANADA · Bimonthly
CANADIAN MINERALOGIST: impact factor 0; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from November 2022 (Volume 60, Issue 6): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CANADIAN MINERALOGIST is published by Mineralogical Association of Canada. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Crystal Structures and Properties and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since 1962, The Canadian Mineralogist has published papers dealing with all aspects of mineralogy, crystallography, petrology, economic geology, geochemistry, and applied mineralogy.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mineralogy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences20.3%
- Crystal Structures and PropertiesMaterials Science13.1%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science11.8%
- Mineralogy and Gemology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences9.9%
- Clay minerals and soil interactionsMaterials Science4.7%
- Radioactive element chemistry and processingChemistry4.3%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mineralogy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,532OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.57%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,553 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 54 | 6 | 388 |
| 2021 | 90 | 5 | 432 |
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 7 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)
- 4–8 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
The journal was renamed: as of January 2023, The Canadian Mineralogist became The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology; the archive remains under the previous title. Model summary
As of January 2023, The Canadian Mineralogist has become The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology.
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
- Mineralogical Association of Canada
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0008-4476
- Electronic ISSN
- 1499-1276
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 60, Issue 6 (November 2022)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CANADIAN MINERALOGIST
What is the impact factor of CANADIAN MINERALOGIST?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at CANADIAN MINERALOGIST?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 CANADIAN MINERALOGIST?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CANADIAN MINERALOGIST is indexed in Scopus.
Is CANADIAN MINERALOGIST open access, and what is the APC?
CANADIAN MINERALOGIST 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .