Journal profile · Mineralogy
Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences
ISSN 1345-6296 · eISSN 1349-3825 · Tohoku University · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 2000
Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences is published by Tohoku University 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 Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials and earthquake and tectonic studies, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences (JMPS) publishes original articles, reviews and letters in the fields of mineralogy, petrology, economic geology, geochemistry, planetary materials science, and related scientific fields. As an international journal, we aim to provide worldwide diffusion for the results of research in Japan, as well as to serve as a medium with high impact factor for the global scientific communication Given the remarkable rate at which publications have been expanding to include several fields, including planetary and earth sciences, materials science, and instrumental analysis technology, the journal aims to encourage and develop a variety of such new interdisciplinary scientific fields, to encourage the wide scope of such new fields to bloom in the future, and to contribute to the rapidly growing international scientific community. To cope with this emerging scientific environment, in April 2000 the journal's two parent societies, MSJ* (The Mineralogical Society of Japan) and JAMPEG* (The Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists), combined their respective journals (the Mineralogical Journal and the Journal of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology). The result of this merger was the Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, which has a greatly expanded and enriched scope compared to its predecessors.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mineralogy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences24.8%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences13.2%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences11.9%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science8%
- Crystal Structures and PropertiesMaterials Science6.8%
- Mineralogy and Gemology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Clay minerals and soil interactionsMaterials Science4.1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences3.8%
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 | Mineralogy | 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 | Mineralogy | 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 | Mineralogy | 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
- 1.06LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 331OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,000 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 21 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 48 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 163 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 78 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 201 |
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)
- over 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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- letterTransformation kinetics of monohydrocalcite to aragonite in aqueous solutions Takashi MUNEMOTO, Keisuke FUKUSHI 2008Volume 103Issue 5 Pages 345-349 Published: 2…Length not stated
- original article40Ar-39Ar and K-Ar geochronology for plutonic rocks in the central Abukuma Plateau, northeastern Japan Tetsuichi TAKAGI, Atsushi KAMEI 2008Volume 103Issue 5 Pag…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Promotion of open access
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Tohoku University
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1345-6296
- Electronic ISSN
- 1349-3825
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mineralogy. 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 Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of over 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 Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 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: .