Journal profile · Mining & Mineral Processing
Minerals & Metallurgical Processing
ISSN 0747-9182 · Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Minerals & Metallurgical Processing: subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Minerals & Metallurgical Processing is published by Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mineral Processing and Grinding, Extraction and Separation Processes and Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques, together about 48% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Mining & Mineral Processing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mineral Processing and GrindingEngineering17.3%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering15.3%
- Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesEnvironmental Science15.3%
- Metal Extraction and BioleachingEngineering12.1%
- Metallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsEngineering6.5%
- Granular flow and fluidized bedsEngineering3.2%
- Coagulation and Flocculation StudiesEnvironmental Science3.2%
- Mine drainage and remediation techniquesEnvironmental Science2.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals and Alloys | Q2 | 67/150 | 55th |
| Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology | Q2 | 103/176 | 41st |
| Control and Systems Engineering | Q2 | 153/232 | 33rd |
| Materials Chemistry | Q2 | 175/271 | 35th |
| General Chemistry | Q2 | 231/371 | 37th |
| Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Q2 | 333/579 | 42nd |
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 97 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0747-9182
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Minerals & Metallurgical Processing
How long does peer review take at Minerals & Metallurgical Processing?
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.
Is Minerals & Metallurgical Processing open access, and what is the APC?
Minerals & Metallurgical Processing 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: .