22 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Geochemistry and Petrology
22 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Geochemistry and Petrology charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 4 are Q1 and 2 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 27% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 15 weeks. Most are published in China (3), Russia (3) and Ukraine (3). 82% accept manuscripts in English and 55% accept at least one other language.
All 22 free-to-publish journals in Geochemistry and Petrology
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Journal of Mining Science and Technology 2095-2686 · 2589-062X | Q1 | 3.052 | 94 | Elsevier | Netherlands | 40 wk |
| 2 | Petroleum Exploration and Development 2096-4803 · 1876-3804 | Q1 | 2.681 | 101 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 15 wk |
| 3 | Petroleum Science 1672-5107 · 1995-8226 | Q1 | 1.259 | 71 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 13 wk |
| 4 | Volcanica 2610-3540 | Q1 | 1.031 | 18 | Volcanica | France | 21 wk |
| 5 | China Geology 2096-5192 · 2589-9430 | Q2 | 0.902 | 35 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 16 wk |
| 6 | Mineralogia 1899-8291 · 1899-8526 | Q2 | 0.556 | 14 | Sciendo | Poland | 20 wk |
| 7 | Egyptian Journal of Petroleum 1110-0621 · 2090-2468 | Q3 | 0.388 | 73 | Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute | Egypt | 10 wk |
| 8 | Geološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva 0350-0608 · 2406-0747 | Q3 | 0.302 | 8 | Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade | Serbia | 24 wk |
| 9 | Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Серія Геологія. Географія. Екологія 2410-7360 · 2411-3913 | Q3 | 0.284 | 5 | V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University | Ukraine | 6 wk |
| 10 | Лëд и снег 2076-6734 · 2412-3765 | Q3 | 0.281 | 15 | Nauka | Russia | 8 wk |
| 11 | Andean Geology 0718-7092 · 0718-7106 | Q3 | 0.279 | 49 | Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) | Chile | 45 wk |
| 12 | Acta Montanistica Slovaca 1335-1788 | Q3 | 0.263 | 35 | Technical University of Kosice | Slovakia | 30 wk |
| 13 | Вестник Камчатской региональной ассоциации "Учебно-научный центр". Серия: Науки о Земле 1816-5524 · 1816-5532 | Q3 | 0.259 | 6 | Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS | Russia | 45 wk |
| 14 | Литосфера 1681-9004 · 2500-302X | Q3 | 0.257 | 7 | A.N. Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry | Russia | 12 wk |
| 15 | Journal of Economic Geology 2008-7306 | Q4 | 0.228 | 7 | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran | 8 wk |
| 16 | Norwegian Journal of Geology 2387-5844 · 2387-5852 | Q4 | 0.218 | 54 | Geological Society of Norway | Norway | 30 wk |
| 17 | Mongolian Geoscientist 2220-0622 · 2663-5151 | Q4 | 0.197 | 4 | Mongolian University of Science and Technology | Mongolia | 8 wk |
| 18 | Вісник Київського національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка. Серія Геологія 1728-2713 · 2079-9063 | Q4 | 0.197 | 7 | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Ukraine | 14 wk |
| 19 | Revista Politécnica 1390-0129 · 2477-8990 | Q4 | 0.196 | 7 | Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN) | Ecuador | 15 wk |
| 20 | Український антарктичний журнал 1727-7485 · 2415-3087 | Q4 | 0.175 | 6 | State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center | Ukraine | 10 wk |
| 21 | Mining Science 2300-9586 · 2353-5423 | Q4 | 0.174 | 18 | Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology | Poland | 24 wk |
| 22 | Mineralia Slovaca 0369-2086 · 1338-3523 | Q4 | 0.166 | 7 | State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr | Slovakia | 10 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 3
- A.N. Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry 1
- Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 1
- Elsevier 1
- Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN) 1
- Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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