Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society
ISSN 0253-9993 · China Coal Society · China
Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society is published by China Coal Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geomechanics and Mining Engineering, Geoscience and Mining Technology and Coal Properties and Utilization, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geomechanics and Mining EngineeringEngineering19.4%
- Geoscience and Mining TechnologyEngineering15.2%
- Coal Properties and UtilizationEngineering11.8%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering10.1%
- Geotechnical and Mining EngineeringEngineering4.9%
- Coal and Coke Industries ResearchEnergy4.1%
- Coal and Its By-productsEarth and Planetary Sciences4%
- Coal Combustion and Slurry ProcessingEngineering3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Q1 | 116/740 | 84th |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q1 | 174/1030 | 83rd |
| Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology | Q1 | 42/244 | 82nd |
| Energy Engineering and Power Technology | Q1 | 74/347 | 78th |
| Fuel Technology | Q2 | 39/138 | 72nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 7.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 452OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,319 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 632 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 949 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1,179 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1,397 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1,885 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | CNY 5,000 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | CNY 5,000 | — | — |
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
- China Coal Society
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- Chinese
- ISSN
- 0253-9993
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society
How long does peer review take at Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society open access, and what is the APC?
Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .