Journal profile
Journal of MMIJ
ISSN 1881-6118 · eISSN 1884-0450 · The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan · Japan
Journal of MMIJ: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of MMIJ is published by The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Extraction and Separation Processes, Rock Mechanics and Modeling and Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
本誌は、非鉄金属、石炭、石灰石・砕石等の鉱物資源、リサイクル資源の開発・利用、非鉄金属の製精錬、及びこれらの分野の環境保全を中心とする伝統的な領域に加えて、その周辺および下流に展開する、海洋資源、地下利用技術、地熱等の地球・資源分野、新金属、レアメタル、高純度素材、セラミックス、新しい化合物や複合素材、機能材料等のプロセス・素材分野、及び社会システムを含む幅広い視点での環境・リサイクリング分野における論文を掲載している。
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering15.8%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering9.7%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering8.6%
- Geomechanics and Mining EngineeringEngineering6.8%
- Metal Extraction and BioleachingEngineering5%
- Mineral Processing and GrindingEngineering4.7%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Tunneling and Rock MechanicsEngineering3.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,758 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 110 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 169 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 188 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 164 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 223 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 190 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | JPY 150,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 150,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | JPY 150,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted4
- 報告報告 試験・調査結果の報告、起業・操業・実証試験の報告など。Length not stated
- 総説総説 特定分野の問題について、研究や技術の推移と現状を広くかつ普遍的に総括、あるいは解説したもの。Length not stated
- 論文論文 基礎研究あるいは技術開発について、著者の独創的見解あるいは新しい知見が示されているもの。Length not stated
- 論説論説 特定の分野について、著者の主張や見解を中心に論じたもの。Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. Model summary
本会はクリエイティブ・コモンズCC BY-NC-ND 4.0国際ライセンスに基づいて論文を出版する。
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal using Creative Commons license since 2016. Model summary
本誌は、2016年より完全オープンアクセス化し、クリエイティブ・コモンズ（CC）ライセンスを使用している。
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Long-term digital preservation via Portico dark archive on J-STAGE. Model summary
J-STAGEでは、本誌を含むデジタルコンテンツを、ダークアーカイブサービスであるPorticoに保存している。
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Green OA self-archiving permitted. Model summary
著者は、セルフアーカイビング（グリーンオープンアクセス）として自身の原稿をオンラインリポジトリに登録できる。
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
- The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English, Japanese
- ISSN
- 1881-6118
- Electronic ISSN
- 1884-0450
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of MMIJ
How long does peer review take at Journal of MMIJ?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Journal of MMIJ?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of MMIJ is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of MMIJ open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of MMIJ is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .