27 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
27 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology 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): 8 are Q1 and 2 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 37% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 15 weeks. Most are published in China (7), Russia (3) and Brazil (2). 89% accept manuscripts in English and 44% accept at least one other language.
All 27 free-to-publish journals in Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
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 | Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 1674-7755 | Q1 | 2.542 | 99 | Elsevier | Netherlands | 9 wk |
| 4 | Underground Space 2096-2754 · 2467-9674 | Q1 | 2.095 | 51 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 11 wk |
| 5 | Natural Gas Industry B 2352-8540 · 2352-8559 | Q1 | 1.269 | 40 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 27 wk |
| 6 | Petroleum Science 1672-5107 · 1995-8226 | Q1 | 1.259 | 71 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 13 wk |
| 7 | Записки Горного института 2411-3336 · 2541-9404 | Q1 | 1.222 | 37 | Saint-Petersburg Mining University | Russia | 8 wk |
| 8 | China Geology 2096-5192 · 2589-9430 | Q1 | 0.902 | 35 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 16 wk |
| 9 | Rock and Soil Mechanics 1000-7598 | Q2 | 0.745 | 73 | SCIENCE PRESS , 16 DONGHUANGCHENGGEN NORTH ST, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA, 100717 | China | 36 wk |
| 10 | 采矿与岩层控制工程学报 2096-7187 | Q2 | 0.6 | 29 | Journal of Mining and Strata Control Engineering | China | 40 wk |
| 11 | Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration 0026-4563 | Q3 | 0.337 | 17 | General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration | Türkiye | 10 wk |
| 12 | Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornik 0353-4529 · 1849-0409 | Q3 | 0.332 | 23 | University of Zagreb | Croatia | 15 wk |
| 13 | Acque Sotterranee 1828-454X · 2280-6458 | Q3 | 0.327 | 12 | PAGEPress Publications | Italy | 8 wk |
| 14 | Soils and Rocks 1980-9743 · 2675-5475 | Q3 | 0.325 | 18 | Brazilian Association for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering AND Portuguese Geotechnical Society | Brazil | 28 wk |
| 15 | Geološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva 0350-0608 · 2406-0747 | Q3 | 0.302 | 8 | Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade | Serbia | 24 wk |
| 16 | Геология и геофизика Юга России 2221-3198 · 2686-7486 | Q3 | 0.297 | 11 | Vladikavkaz Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Geophysical Institute | Russia | 8 wk |
| 17 | Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography 2785-339X · 2785-2970 | Q3 | 0.282 | 11 | OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Trieste, Italy | Italy | 12 wk |
| 18 | Известия Томского политехнического университета: Инжиниринг георесурсов 2500-1019 · 2413-1830 | Q3 | 0.271 | 19 | Tomsk Polytechnic University | Russia | 12 wk |
| 19 | Acta Montanistica Slovaca 1335-1788 | Q3 | 0.263 | 35 | Technical University of Kosice | Slovakia | 30 wk |
| 20 | Journal of Mining and Metallurgy. Section B: Metallurgy 1450-5339 · 2217-7175 | Q3 | 0.252 | 29 | University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty, Bor | Serbia | 25 wk |
| 21 | International Journal of Mining and Geo-Engineering 2345-6949 | Q3 | 0.249 | 10 | University of Tehran | Iran | 12 wk |
| 22 | Revista Águas Subterrâneas 0101-7004 · 2179-9784 | Q4 | 0.201 | 7 | Associação Brasileira de Águas Subterrâneas | Brazil | 16 wk |
| 23 | Revista Politécnica 1390-0129 · 2477-8990 | Q4 | 0.196 | 7 | Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN) | Ecuador | 15 wk |
| 24 | Mining Science 2300-9586 · 2353-5423 | Q4 | 0.174 | 18 | Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology | Poland | 24 wk |
| 25 | Mineralia Slovaca 0369-2086 · 1338-3523 | Q4 | 0.166 | 7 | State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr | Slovakia | 10 wk |
| 26 | Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum 2581-1037 · 2549-5925 | Q4 | 0.153 | 3 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | Indonesia | 15 wk |
| 27 | Geotecnia 0379-9522 · 2184-8394 | Q4 | 0.114 | 4 | Coimbra University Press | Portugal | 12 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 5
- Elsevier 2
- Associação Brasileira de Águas Subterrâneas 1
- Brazilian Association for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering AND Portuguese Geotechnical Society 1
- Coimbra University Press 1
- Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN) 1
Manuscript languages accepted
- English 24
- Spanish 3
- Russian 3
- Portuguese 2
- Slovak 2
- Chinese 2
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.
Before submitting, always confirm the journal on its own website and in the DOAJ, verify Scopus indexing by ISSN with the Scopus check rather than trusting claims on the journal’s site, and watch out for look-alike titles (see the predatory journal checklist).