Journal profile · Geology
Resource Geology
ISSN 1344-1698 · eISSN 1751-3928 · Wiley-Blackwell · JAPAN · Quarterly
Resource Geology: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.65; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 187 days to acceptance (41 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Resource Geology is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and earthquake and tectonic studies, together about 61.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Resource Geology is the official English language journal of the Society of Resource Geology, and publishes original research articles dealing with economic geology, geochemistry and environmental geology with an emphasis on earth sciences of metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits in Asia, Oceania, and the circum-Pacific region, as well as other parts of the world. The journal publishes high quality papers of interest to those engaged in research and exploration of mineral deposits. Original articles, Review articles, Short Communications, and Discussion and Reply, will be considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geology
Editor-in-chief Yasushi WatanabePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (3 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 Sciences27.3%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science21%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences13.5%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences6.7%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering2.7%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences2.5%
- Radioactive element chemistry and processingChemistry1.8%
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 | Geology | 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 | Geology | 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 | Geology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mineralogy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCASGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 0.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 431OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 24Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 54,963Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,087 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 29 | 13 | 21 |
| 2024 | 20 | 6 | 29 |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 | 51 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2 | 74 |
| 2021 | 37 | 6 | 209 |
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
187 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 245 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (41 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 199 days
- Sample
- 41 articles with submission and acceptance dates (43 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 201 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,350 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,240 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted4
- discussion and replyDiscussion and Reply. Submission of discussion and reply is also welcomed.Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Article is an original study that reports the results or the methods performed by the authors and discusses the new findings of the authors.Length not stated
- review articleReview Article is an article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a specific topic of interest to the readers of Resource Geology.Length not stated
- short communicationsShort Communications is an article dedicated to short papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review model for applicable article types. Model summary
We follow a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1344-1698
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-3928
- Society / sponsor
- Society of Resource Geology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 76, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Resource Geology
What CAS zone is Resource Geology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Resource Geology is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geology / 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 Resource Geology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.65; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Resource Geology?
Based on the dates recorded on 41 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 187 days (interquartile range 103–245 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (2025). 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 Resource Geology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: LaTeX; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Resource Geology based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), United Kingdom (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Resource Geology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Resource Geology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, CAS, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Resource Geology open access, and what is the APC?
Resource Geology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .