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| Mineralogical Magazine | |
|---|---|
| Title | Mineralogical Magazine |
| Discipline | Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Petrology |
| Abbreviation | Miner. Mag. |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| History | 1888–present |
| Impact | 2.2 |
| Issn | 0026-461X |
Mineralogical Magazine is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research on mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, and petrology. Established in the late 19th century, it serves as a forum for original research, reviews, and rapid communications connecting investigators from institutions such as the Natural History Museum, London, the British Geological Survey, and international universities. The journal interfaces with professional societies and conferences, linking scholarship across Europe, North America, and Asia.
Founded in 1888 during the era of the Industrial Revolution and the expansion of scientific societies, the journal emerged contemporaneously with organizations like the Geological Society of London and the Royal Society. Early contributors included figures associated with the British Museum and regional surveys such as the Ordnance Survey. Throughout the 20th century it documented work from laboratories at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, and the Imperial College London, while reflecting advances introduced by researchers connected to the Max Planck Society and the Smithsonian Institution. Editorial changes paralleled shifts in publishing exemplified by partnerships with presses such as Oxford University Press and distribution through international networks including the American Geophysical Union and the European Geosciences Union.
The journal covers empirical and theoretical studies related to minerals and their contexts, addressing topics investigated at institutions like the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the École Normale Supérieure, and the University of Tokyo. Typical subjects include crystallographic structure determinations with methods developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute and Brookhaven National Laboratory, thermodynamic studies referencing data from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and isotope geochemistry linking to work at the Carnegie Institution for Science. It publishes research on metamorphic processes recognized at sites such as the Himalayas, igneous studies relevant to the Icelandic hotspot, and ore-forming systems studied at the Kennecott Mine and other mining districts. Coverage spans field investigations connected to the British Isles, experimental petrology from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and mineral physics employed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Published monthly by Oxford University Press on behalf of learned societies, the journal employs peer review coordinated by editors drawn from universities including the University of Manchester, the Australian National University, and the University of California, Berkeley. Manuscript handling adheres to guidelines similar to those of the Committee on Publication Ethics and submission workflows used by publishers such as Elsevier and Springer Nature. Production workflows incorporate metadata standards promulgated by organizations like the CrossRef consortium and indexing support from services linked to the Library of Congress. Special issues have been guest edited by researchers affiliated with the Geological Society of America and the International Mineralogical Association.
Abstracting and indexing services include major databases operated by entities such as Clarivate (Web of Science), Scopus (Elsevier), and specialist aggregators connected to the British Library and the National Science Library. The journal’s contents are discoverable through platforms maintained by the Directory of Open Access Journals and scholarly portals run by the European Research Council and national research infrastructures. Citation metrics are tracked in resources associated with the Institute for Scientific Information and bibliometric services offered by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.
Articles from the journal have influenced research programs at the Smithsonian Institution, informed exploration strategies by companies like Rio Tinto Group and BHP, and contributed data used by projects funded by the European Commission and the National Science Foundation (United States). Citation impact and reputation are recognized in institutional evaluations at universities such as ETH Zurich, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Reviewers from agencies including the Natural Environment Research Council and panels convened by the Royal Society have cited the journal’s role in advancing mineralogical knowledge and supporting applied investigations in resource geology and planetary science tied to missions by the European Space Agency and NASA.
Seminal papers published in the journal include crystallographic descriptions that paralleled work at the Cavendish Laboratory and phase-equilibrium studies building on experiments at the Carnegie Institution for Science. Reviews synthesizing trace-element geochemistry informed studies at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and isotope-systematics papers that later supported investigations by teams at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. Methodological advances published in the journal have been adopted by laboratories at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for materials characterization and high-pressure experimentation.
The journal maintains connections with learned bodies such as the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the International Mineralogical Association, and the Geochemical Society. It often publishes proceedings or special collections associated with conferences including meetings of the European Mineralogical Union, the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, and symposia held during the International Geological Congress. Collaborative activities extend to regional organizations like the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society and workshops organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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