Journal profile · MINING & MINERAL PROCESSING
Mining Science
ISSN 2300-9586 · eISSN 2353-5423 · Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology · Poland
Mining Science: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mining Science is published by Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mining and Industrial Processes, Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering and Geology and Environmental Impact Studies, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The papers published in the Mining Science journal are abstracted in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Web of Science Core Collection by Thomson Reuters, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), SCOPUS DOAJ EBSCO (Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate) BazTech Google Scholar Index Copernicus International Journals Master List ULRICHSWEB Global Serials Directory Ei Compendex Source List 2017 ProQuest The minimum and maximum length of published articles ranges from 0.5 publication sheets (20,000 characters including spaces) to 1 publication sheet (40,000 characters including spaces) including footnotes at the bottom of each page, i.e. approximately 11-16 pages. The electronic version (e-ISSN: 2353-5423) of the magazine is its reference. Articles, published in Mining Science, are made available for educational purposes in electronic form on the Web page magazine in the formula Open Access, licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). Anyone may copy, distribute, or reuse these articles for any purpose, as long as the author and original source are properly cited. Publication fee All articles in Mining Science (ISSN 1643-1049) are published in full open access. Once the accepted paper appears online Authors are asked to pay an article processing charge (APC) of 300 EUR per processed paper. The APC only applies if the article is accepted for publication in the journal after peer-review and possible revision of the manuscript. There are no submission charges. This publication was supported by the Polish Saturatory Research Grant Mining Science. Scientific Papers of the Department Geoengineering, Mining and Geology of the Wroclaw University of Technology. The journal publishes original papers on mining and geology, geo-engineering and the related issues. The journal is devoted to the following topics: fundamental research in mining, underground and open-cast mining technologies, blasting technology, design and construction of mines, geomechanics and geotechnical engineering, mine ventilation, fluid mechanics and its application in mining, mining machinery and condition monitoring, mineral processing, environmental protection and waste utilization. The journal also accepts papers concerns geoengineering which is a sciences covering mining construction, geotechnical engineering, GIS, and earth sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MINING & MINERAL PROCESSING
Editor-in-chief Justyna Woźniak Co-Editor-in-ChiefPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mining and Industrial ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Belt Conveyor Systems EngineeringEngineering9.3%
- Geology and Environmental Impact StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Mineral Processing and GrindingEngineering8.2%
- Tunneling and Rock MechanicsEngineering5.6%
- Geotechnical and Mining EngineeringEngineering5.6%
- Waste Management and Environmental ImpactEngineering5.3%
- Geotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mining & Mineral Processing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mining & Mineral Processing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Journal Citation Reports (JCR)Publisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 221 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 27 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 108 |
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
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 300 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- fees
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Preprints
- Open access
Open access under CC BY license; copyright by authors, licensee Wroclaw University of Science and Technology. Model summary
Copyright by the authors. Licensee Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Original work only; conference papers must be extended by at least 30% new technical contributions. Model summary
Manuscripts must contain only original work which has not been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. In case a paper has been already presented at a conference, it should be extended by at least 30% new technical contributions, before submission.
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
- Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2300-9586
- Electronic ISSN
- 2353-5423
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mining Science
What CAS zone is Mining Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mining Science is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mining & Mineral Processing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mining Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Mining Science?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Mining Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Mining Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mining Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Mining Science open access, and what is the APC?
Mining Science 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .