Economic Geology

Aims & Scope

The journal, now published semi-quarterly, was first published in 1905 by the Economic Geology Publishing Company (PUBCO), a not-for-profit company established for the purpose of publishing a periodical devoted to economic geology.

On the founding of SEG in 1920, a cooperative arrangement between PUBCO and SEG made the journal the official organ of the Society, and PUBCO agreed to carry the Society's name on the front cover under the heading "Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists".

PUBCO and SEG continued to operate as cooperating but separate entities until 2001, when the Board of Directors of PUBCO and the Council of SEG, by unanimous consent, approved a formal agreement of merger.

The former activities of the PUBCO Board of Directors are now carried out by a Publications Board, a new self-governing unit within SEG.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.9
2024	5.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.326

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	150

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1086

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1490

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Principles of geostatistics

  Citation: 3431

  Authors: Georges

• Porphyry Copper Systems

  Citation: 2669

  Authors: R. H.

• The Application of Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Studies to Problems of Hydrothermal Alteration and Ore Deposition

  Citation: 1437

  Authors: H. P.

• Systematics of Sulfur and Carbon Isotopes in Hydrothermal Ore Deposits

  Citation: 1282

  Authors: Hiroshi

• The isocon diagram; a simple solution to Gresens' equation for metasomatic alteration

  Citation: 971

  Authors: James A.

• Gold and Trace Element Zonation in Pyrite Using a Laser Imaging Technique: Implications for the Timing of Gold in Orogenic and Carlin-Style Sediment-Hosted Deposits

  Citation: 853

  Authors: R. R, L., C., V., S., S., S., R., P., H., B., J.

• Special Paper: Adakite-Like Rocks: Their Diverse Origins and Questionable Role in Metallogenesis

  Citation: 824

  Authors: J. P., R.

• Iron Formation: The Sedimentary Product of a Complex Interplay among Mantle, Tectonic, Oceanic, and Biospheric Processes

  Citation: 817

  Authors: A., J. F., N., B., A., K. O., O. J.

• Tectono-Magmatic Precursors for Porphyry Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit Formation

  Citation: 796

  Authors: J. P.

• Giant Porphyry Deposits: Characteristics, Distribution, and Tectonic Controls

  Citation: 791

  Authors: D. R., P., J. L.

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