Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Economic Geology
Mongolian Geoscientist
ISSN 2220-0622 · eISSN 2663-5151 · Mongolian University of Science and Technology · Mongolia
Mongolian Geoscientist: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mongolian Geoscientist is published by Mongolian University of Science and Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geological and Geophysical Studies and Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits, together about 34.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mongolian Geoscientist (Mong. Geosci.) is a peer-reviewed open-access online journal published by the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, with support from the Geological Society of Mongolia. We have ISSN 2220-0622 since 1996 and received eISSN 2663-5151 in 2019. The journal accepts the high-quality original articles, scientific communication, review paper and news categories dealing with all subjects of Earth sciences relevant technology. The journal focuses on new data and discussion of any aspect of geology, including tectonics, paleontology, geochemistry, petrology, mineralogy, ore deposit studies, mineral resources, geophysics, exploration drilling, permafrost, hydrogeology, engineering geology, geo-ecology, environmental issues, laboratory and experimental studies and their results. Each contribution is a subject to review by at least two independent reviewers, typically at least one member of the Editorial Board. The Mongolian Geoscientist publishes two English volumes per year. We aim the journal of Mongolian Geoscientist to be international peer-reviewed, high quality, an open-access journal. Mongolian Geoscientist's Scopus CiteScore 0.7 2025CiteScore 15th percentile Powered by Types of Manuscripts The journal publishes types of manuscripts: Original articles presenting a new research result (typically 12 journal pages), Scientific communications (5 journal pages), Review papers based on original compilation and synthesis from published and unpublished research result invited by Editor or editorial board (no more than 15 journal pages) and News (no more than 5 journal pages). Article Processing charge Mongolian Geoscientist does NOT charge authors article submission fees and it does NOT charge article processing fees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Economic Geology
Editor-in-chief Bayaraa BatkhishigPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 12%); most named Japan 4, United Kingdom 3, Mainland China 2, Australia 2, United States 1 (17 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 Sciences15%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
- Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.8%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.5%
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science4.6%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geophysics | Q4 | 155/183 | 15th |
| Economic Geology | Q4 | 46/52 | 12th |
| Geochemistry and Petrology | Q4 | 144/164 | 12th |
| Geology | Q4 | 295/333 | 11th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
GeoRefPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Dimensions, CNKI
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 88 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 4 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | 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)
Article types accepted4
- newsNews (no more than 5 journal pages)Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles presenting a new research result (typically 12-15 journal pages)Length not stated
- review papersReview papers based on original compilation and synthesis from published and unpublished research result invited by Editor or editorial board (no more than 20 j…Length not stated
- scientific communicationsScientific communications (5 journal pages)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and malpractice statement
Publishing ethics of the MGS is based on those by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) code of conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethnics.org It is important to lay down standards of expected ethical behavior by all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society-owned. This includes all parties treating …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY 4.0, copyright retained by authors Model summary
Copyright on any research article in the Mongolian Geoscientist is retained by the author(s). The authors grant the Mongolian Geoscientist a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Articles in the Mongolian Geoscientist are Open Access articles published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY. This license permits use, distributio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
We support open access publishing as part of our commitment to the widest possible dissemination of research outputs. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of art…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double blind peer review Model summary
Mong. Geosci. uses DOUBLE BLIND peer-review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. All submitted manuscripts are subjected to an intensive peer review in consultation with members of the journal’s editorial board and independent external referees (usually 2-3 reviewers). Reviewers are asked to evalu…
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
- Mongolian University of Science and Technology
- Country or region
- Mongolia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2220-0622
- Electronic ISSN
- 2663-5151
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 62 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mongolian Geoscientist
How long does peer review take at Mongolian Geoscientist?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Mongolian Geoscientist based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 12%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (4), United Kingdom (3) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mongolian Geoscientist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mongolian Geoscientist is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Mongolian Geoscientist open access, and what is the APC?
Mongolian Geoscientist 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .