Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
Periodico di Mineralogia
ISSN 0369-8963 · eISSN 2239-1002 · Edizioni Nuova Cultura · ITALY · Tri-annual
Periodico di Mineralogia: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.15; fully open access; no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 15 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Periodico di Mineralogia is published by Edizioni Nuova Cultura and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis and Building materials and conservation, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Periodico di Mineralogia is a international peer-reviewed Open Access journal publishing original research in Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Ore Deposits, Petrology, Volcanology and applied topics on Environment, Archaeometry and Cultural Heritage.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences18.8%
- Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities10.5%
- Building materials and conservationEarth and Planetary Sciences9.4%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.3%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science7.2%
- Mineralogy and Gemology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.9%
- Clay minerals and soil interactionsMaterials Science4%
- Conservation Techniques and StudiesArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mineralogy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mineralogy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mineralogy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.15LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Cover Image
Article types accepted4
- comments and responsesPeriodico di Mineralogia accepts for publication Research Articles, Letters, and Reviews, as well as Comments and Responses on papers previously published by th…Length not stated
- lettersPeriodico di Mineralogia accepts for publication Research Articles, Letters, and Reviews, as well as Comments and Responses on papers previously published by th…Length not stated
- research articlesPeriodico di Mineralogia accepts for publication Research Articles, Letters, and Reviews, as well as Comments and Responses on papers previously published by th…Length not stated
- reviewsPeriodico di Mineralogia accepts for publication Research Articles, Letters, and Reviews, as well as Comments and Responses on papers previously published by th…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright
- Conflicts of interest
Competing interest declaration required at submission Model summary
During the on-line submission procedure, the authors will be requested to fill a Competing Interest declaration required to disclose potential conflicts of interest (financial, personal, etc.) that could inappropriately influence the review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
CIF files required for crystal structure determinations/refinements, checked via IUCr CheckCIF; Level A alerts rejected Model summary
Submission of a manuscript reporting crystal structure determinations or refinements must be accompanied by a .cif file, containing the structural information of all phases analysed. The .cif file needs to be checked using the IUCRs CheckCIF software. A .cif file containing Level A alert will be rejected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Open Access under CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0International Licence CC BY. The Images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder in order to reproduc…
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
- Edizioni Nuova Cultura
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 0369-8963
- Electronic ISSN
- 2239-1002
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Periodico di Mineralogia
What CAS zone is Periodico di Mineralogia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Periodico di Mineralogia is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geochemistry & Geophysics / Mineralogy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Periodico di Mineralogia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.15; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Periodico di Mineralogia?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Periodico di Mineralogia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4; 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 Periodico di Mineralogia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Periodico di Mineralogia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Periodico di Mineralogia open access, and what is the APC?
Periodico di Mineralogia is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .