Mountain Research and Development
ISSN 0276-4741 · International Mountain Society · Switzerland · active 1981–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q2
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 1.4
- SJR
- 0.549
- h-index
- 106
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 15 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Mountain Research and Development is Q2 in 2 of its 3 subject categories and Q3 in the other 1. Its best category quartile is Q2.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Development | Q2 | #106 of 306 |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q2 | #220 of 519 |
| Environmental Chemistry | Q3 | #88 of 157 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 1.89
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 21
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Mountain Research and Development is Q2 in 2 of its 3 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Development: Q2, #106 of 306), with SJR 0.549 (Scimago) and an h-index of 106 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to publication
- ~30 wkDOAJ self-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
- Article processing charge
- Article processing charge (APC): $850 per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Mountain Research and Development a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Mountain Research and Development. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Mountain Research and Development indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Mountain Research and Development appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Mountain Research and Development?
Papers in Mountain Research and Development are cited about 1.4 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q2, with an h-index of 106. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Mountain Research and Development (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Mountain Research and Development is Q2 in 2 of its 3 subject categories and Q3 in the other 1. By category: Development: Q2, #106 of 306; Environmental Science (miscellaneous): Q2, #220 of 519; Environmental Chemistry: Q3, #88 of 157. Its best category quartile is Q2. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Mountain Research and Development is cited about 1.4 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 106.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Mountain Research and Development?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Mountain Research and Development. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q2 in Development and 1 other category, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Mountain Research and Development open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
What is the article processing charge (APC) to publish in Mountain Research and Development?
Article processing charge (APC): $850 per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available. The exact charge can vary by article type and any fee waiver, so confirm the current amount on the journal's own site.
How long does Mountain Research and Development take to publish a paper?
Submission to publication for Mountain Research and Development takes about ~30 wk — DOAJ self-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Mountain Research and Development.
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