Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Mineralogia
ISSN 1899-8291 · eISSN 1899-8526 · Walter de Gruyter · Poland
Mineralogia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mineralogia is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Mineralogy and Gemology Studies and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, together about 56.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geochemistry and Petrology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mineralogia (ISSN: 1899-8291, e-ISSN: 1899-8526) is an international, peer-reviewed, English-language, free open-access journal that publishes original research and review papers covering the broad fields of geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, technical, experimental, and applied mineralogy, and environmental sciences. The journal aims to advance and disseminate high-quality research in the mineralogical sciences, facilitate communication across related disciplines, and promote the international exchange of scientific knowledge. Its target readership includes researchers, academic teachers, students, and professionals working in mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, environmental sciences, applied mineralogy, and related areas of the geosciences.Mineralogia, formerly published as Mineralogia Polonica, has a publishing tradition extending over 50 years. The journal’s subtitle, Geochemical, Mineralogical and Petrological Research, reflects its broad and inclusive scientific scope. The regular series Mineralogia is accompanied by the irregular series, including Mineralogia - Special Papers (containing conference abstracts) and Thematic Collections devoted to selected research topics.• Publications in the scope of widely understood mineralogical sciences (mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, environmental sciences, applied mineralogy, etc.)• Original research and review papers, letters (a short research paper), short notes (a brief communication), book reviews, and letters to editors with comments on papers published in MineralogiaThe journal facilitates communication and promotes scientific research in the scope of:• descriptive mineralogy,• experimental mineralogy,• igneous petrology,• metamorphic petrology,• sedimentary petrology,• hard rock geochemistry,• geochronology and petrochronology,• environmental mineralogy and geochemistry.Why subscribe and read• excellent source of outstanding interdisciplinary research papers in mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry and related disciplines;• over fifty years of publishing;• offers high-quality electronic publications (eISSN 1899-8526);• special issues publishing reviewed abstracts from conferences co-organized by the Mineralogical Society of Poland.Why submit• fast, fair, and constructive single-blind peer review and editing;• no processing and no publication charges;• language-correction services for authors from non-English-speaking regions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Editor-in-chief Jarosław MajkaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 8, Sweden 3, Italy 2, India 1, Germany 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
- Mineralogy and Gemology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences15.2%
- Crystal Structures and PropertiesMaterials Science3.3%
- Coal and Its By-productsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.3%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science3.1%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science2.6%
- Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences2.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geology | Q2 | 165/333 | 50th |
| Geochemistry and Petrology | Q3 | 89/164 | 46th |
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 184 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 107 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 133 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 88 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 74 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 99 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 99 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1899-8291
- Electronic ISSN
- 1899-8526
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- 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 Mineralogia
How long does peer review take at Mineralogia?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Mineralogia based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (8), Sweden (3) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mineralogia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mineralogia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Mineralogia open access, and what is the APC?
Mineralogia 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, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .