Mineralogy and Petrology
Last updated ISSN 0930-0708
Mineralogy and Petrology is published by Springer Science+Business Media in earth and planetary sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,190.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Mineralogy and Petrology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Crystal Structures and Properties
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Clay minerals and soil interactions
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0930-0708, 1438-1168 |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,190 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 3,008 |
| Publishing since | 1948 |
| Journal website | link.springer.com/journal/710 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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