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Gold Bulletin

Abbreviation (ISO):GOLD BULL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.312•SCImago Rank: #16,775•Identifier (ISSN):0017-1557(Print)/2190-7579(Online)•Articles / Year: 14•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,717 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.9
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
54

54 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate14.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
14articles/year
6.82% Gold OA•68.18% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.564)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.61)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.279)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.767)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Gold Bulletin is the premier international peer reviewed journal on the latest science, technology and applications of gold. It includes papers on the latest research advances, state-of-the-art reviews, conference reports, book reviews and highlights of patents and scientific literature. Gold Bulletin does not publish manuscripts covering the snthesis of Gold nanoparticles in the presence of plant extracts or other nature-derived extracts. Gold Bulletin has been published over 40 years as a multidisciplinary journal read by chemists, physicists, engineers, metallurgists, materials scientists, biotechnologists, surface scientists, and nanotechnologists amongst others, both within industry and academia. Gold Bulletin is published in Association with the World Gold Council.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Materials ScienceNanotechnologyChemistryEngineeringOrganic ChemistryPhysicsMetallurgyComposite MaterialsQuantum MechanicsBiology

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #16,775Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1971-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:ChemistryMaterials Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.312

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
72

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.90

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,717 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations105
3-Year Documents50
Citable Documents50

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Inorganic ChemistryQ3
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1971
Editorial Address
WORLD GOLD COUNCIL, 55 OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND, EC2M 1RX
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR
JCRSCIE
27/45Q3
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
JCRSCIE
161/191Q4
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
370/472Q4
CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR
JCISCIE
40/45Q4
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
JCISCIE
159/191Q4
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
377/473Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

7 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20251.5——
20232.2——
20221.564——
20211.61——
20192.279——
20181.767——
2012—10
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Gold Bulletin

WoS Q3
12232018201920212022202320251.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 351ecb3f-d318-44db-a5d0-541b4f94c745
Database Updated: 2026-09-28