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Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society

Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7.9), DOAJ. Published by China Coal Society.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 0253-9993Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: China Coal Society

Scopus · Q1Open Access

7.9

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 116 of 740 · 84th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2001–present (also 1998, 1994–1995, 1984–1987, 1981–1982)

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

7.9

SJR · SCImago

1.248

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

102

Best quartile

Q1 · 84th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Mechanical Engineering	116 / 740	84th	Q1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	174 / 1030	83rd	Q1
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology	42 / 244	82nd	Q1
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	74 / 347	78th	Q1
Fuel Technology	39 / 138	72nd	Q2

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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed

Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–present (also 1998, 1994–1995, 1984–1987, 1981–1982), best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.9.

What quartile is Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society in Scopus?

Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society is Q1 in Mechanical Engineering (rank 116 of 740), Q1 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (rank 174 of 1030) and Q1 in Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology (rank 42 of 244), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 5 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society?

Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 7.9, quartile Q1, 84th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.248, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 102.

How much does it cost to publish in Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$726 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.

Who publishes Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society and what is its ISSN?

Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society is published by China Coal Society. Its ISSN is 0253-9993.

Is Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society has an h-index of 34 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #582 of 641 Scopus journals in Mechanical Engineering.

h-index

2-yr mean citations

461

i10-index

4,322

works indexed

16,532

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$726

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#582 of 641 Bottom 10% Mechanical Engineering

#683 of 744 Bottom 9% Electrical and Electronic Engineering

#172 of 211 Bottom 19% Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Papers published per year

Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society published 14 papers in 2020; its busiest recent year was 2011 with 400. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Geoscience and Mining TechnologyGeomechanics and Mining EngineeringCoal Properties and UtilizationLegal and Regulatory Analysis

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Are there integrity warnings for Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 0253-9993 ↗

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