Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences (JMPS) publishes original articles, reviews and letters in the fields of mineralogy, petrology, economic geology, geochemistry, planetary materials science, and related scientific fields.

As an international journal, we aim to provide worldwide diffusion for the results of research in Japan, as well as to serve as a medium with high impact factor for the global scientific communication Given the remarkable rate at which publications have been expanding to include several fields, including planetary and earth sciences, materials science, and instrumental analysis technology, the journal aims to encourage and develop a variety of such new interdisciplinary scientific fields, to encourage the wide scope of such new fields to bloom in the future, and to contribute to the rapidly growing international scientific community.

To cope with this emerging scientific environment, in April 2000 the journal's two parent societies, MSJ* (The Mineralogical Society of Japan) and JAMPEG* (The Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists), combined their respective journals (the Mineralogical Journal and the Journal of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology).

The result of this merger was the Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, which has a greatly expanded and enriched scope compared to its predecessors.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	0.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13448

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.415

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

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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.

• Post-hydration thermal metamorphism of carbonaceous chondrites

  Citation: 185

  Authors: Tomoki

• Extending our understanding of Ultrahigh temperature crustal metamorphism

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Simon L.

• A matter of time: The importance of the duration of UHT metamorphism

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Simon L.

• Zircon growth in UHT leucosome: constraints from zircon-garnet rare earth elements (REE) relations in Napier Complex, East Antarctica

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Tomokazu, Simon L.

• Raman spectroscopic study of olivine-group minerals

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Takashi, Masaki

• Application of remote sensing and GIS in mineral resource mapping-An overview

  Citation: 105

  Authors: H.M.

• Petrology and geochemistry of metamorphosed basaltic pillow lava and basaltic komatiite in the Mauranipur area: subduction related volcanism in the Archean Bundelkhand craton, Central India

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Vivek P., Makoto, Jayanta K., Yoshiyuki

• Viscosity measurement of subliquidus magmas: 1707 basalt of Fuji volcano

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Hiroaki

• Permo-Triassic ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism in the Kontum massif, central Vietnam

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Yasuhito, Nobuhiko, Masaaki, Tran Ngoc, Tsuyoshi, Toshiaki, Pham

• Spinel+Quartz association from the Kerala khondalites, southern India: evidence for ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Taro, M., Toshiaki, Yasutaka

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