General statements

Mineralogy publishes original research papers, short reports, reviews, discussions, chronicles of current events (exhibitions, conferences, anniversaries, etc.) related to different areas of mineralogy. Mineralogy follows terminology and mineral nomenclature adopted by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA). Articles describing new minerals should first be approved by the Commission on New Minerals and Names of Minerals of the MMA.

Authors must avoid fabrication and falsification of data, plagiarism in scientific texts, simultaneous submitting the materials of the same paper to several journals, duplication of publications, and violation of the rights of co-authors. In case of violation of these fundamental rules, the Journal can reject manuscripts of the corresponding authors.

The manuscripts can also be rejected by Mineralogy if they do not follow the rules (including technical). The Editorial Board also rejects the manuscripts from unaffiliated authors, who did not also provide an expert decision on their materials.

Papers submitted to Mineralogy are peer-reviewed. According to the conclusion of the reviewer, the manuscripts can be accepted, rejected or returned to authors for corrections and improvement. The Editorial Board has right to recommend the reduction of the volume of the manuscript, as well as can edit all the manuscripts. The date of acceptance of the manuscript is the date of its submitting in final form. The layout of the paper is sent to authors for checking (only small corrections are allowed).

Papers should be submitted via e-mail journal-mineralogy@yandex.ru or using on-line form “Submit a Paper” on official website of Mineralogy. Expert decision for materials is required. The materials should be archived into one file (zip or rar) or can be uploaded using a remote cloud.

Text formatting

The volume of the paper is max. 22 pages (1800 signs per page) including figures and tables (1 figure 10 × 15 in size = approximately 1000 signs). The reviews can be up to 40 pages. The short communications are generally up to 10 pages.

Microsoft Word is a recommended software for the text of the paper (.doc not .docx). The text should be typed using Times New Roman font, 12 size, 1.5 spacing, width alignment, paragraph 1 cm. The beginning of the paper includes the Title (capitalized, bold), authors’ names and surnames (lowercase, bold), affiliations (lowercase, italicized), addresses, e-mails, abstract, keywords, funding, acknowledgments, conflict of interests, and author’s contribution. All metadata in Russian-language papers are translated to English and placed after the Russian version. Keywords, funding, acknowledgments, conflict of interests, and author’s contribution are obligatory, whereas funding and acknowledgments are optional.

For the convenience of the peer-review process, the authors can present one file with text, figures and tables as well.

All manuscripts should have a clear structure with following essential elements (for regular articles): Introduction, Materials and Analytical Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and References. This structure is subject to changes in case of review articles. Main headings are capitalized (e.g., INTRODUCTION) and centered. Second-rank headings are bold lowercase (e.g., Ore mineralogy). Third-rank headings can be italicized (e.g., Chemical composition of pyrite).

Figures, tables and references are cited in round parentheses, e.g., (Fig. 1), (Table 1), (Ivanov, 2015; Ivanov, Petrov, 2015; Ivanov et al., 2015).

For mineral formulas, indicate the calculation method (O atoms = 6 or Si atoms = 4 or other). The abbreviation a.p.f.u. (atoms per formula unit) is recommended. The Microsoft Equation editor can be used when typing formulas. Symbols of chemical element and mineral formulas are typed in regular fonts; letter symbols of symmetry classes are italicized.

Decimal fractions should be given with a dot (0.98; 1.45, etc.). Negative indices, inversion axes, and inversion centers are typed using a line above the symbol from Microsoft Equation. Abbreviations are generally spelled out in text and abbreviated in parentheses, e.g., rare earth elements (REEs). Use internationally accepted units. As far as possible, use only SI (metric) units of measurement.

The paper is accompanied by abstract ~250–300 words, which should clearly describe the most important results of the studies. It must be informative (avoid general constructions), original (avoid direct reproduction of phrases from the manuscript), substantial (it must contain the main results of studies), structured (it should follow the logic of results in the paper), and concise. Do not announce the content of the paper, but provide specific results. For example, the phrase “The fluid inclusions are studied in quartz from the Kopto gold deposit” contains no results and refers the readers to as the paper. This sentence should be replaced by more informative construction, e.g., “According to the fluid inclusions study, quartz from the Kopto gold deposit formed at temperatures of 200–300°C”. For more details, see the following articles:
https://www.aje.com/arc/make-great-first-impression-6-tips-writing-strong-abstract/
https://www.wiley.com/network/researchers/preparing-your-article/how-to-write-a-scientific-abstract

Keywords
Keywords are 7–10 words or phrases reflecting the main topic of the paper.
Example: fluid inclusions, quartz, gold, Kopto deposit, formation conditions, Republic of Tyva.

Funding
Here, you can provide information on projects, which supported your studies.
Example: This work was supported by state contract of the South Urals Federal Research Center of Mineralogy and Geoecology UB RAS (project no. 0000000000000000) and, partly, Russian Science Foundation (project no. 111111111111111111).

Acknowledgments
You can optionally acknowledge help of those who assisted you during the preparation of the paper.
Example: We are grateful to M.M. Malakhova for samples and V.V. Volkov for consultations.

Conflict of interest
The authors should disclose in their manuscript any conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript or declare the absence of conflict of interests in a corresponding section at the end of the manuscript.
Example: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Author’s contribution
The Editorial Board recommends authors to include contribution statements in the work that specifies the contribution of every author in order to promote transparency. Follow the generally accepted Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) (https://credit.niso.org):
– conceptualization (ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims);
– formal analysis (application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyse or synthesize study data);
– investigation (Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments, or data/evidence collection);
– software (programming, software development; designing computer programs; implementation of the computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components);
– vizualization (preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/data presentation);
– writing – original draft preparation (preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft (including substantive translation);
– writing – review and editing (preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary or revision – including pre- or post-publication stages).
Example for paper Ivanov I.I., Petrov P.P., Sidorov S.S., Alekseev A.A. (2024) New unknown mineral. Mineralogy, (2), 1–25.
I.I. Ivanov, P.P. Petrov – conceptualization, investigation, software, vizualization, writing – review and editing; S.S. Sidorov, A.A. Alekseev – formal analysis; I.I. Ivanov, P.P. Petrov, S.S. Sidorov, A.A. Alekseev – writing – original draft preparation. All the authors approved the final version of the manuscript prior to publication.

Information about the authors
Provide full names and surnames, current position, scientific degree, affiliation, and e-mail for each author in the end of the paper. The authors may provide their ORCID numbers if available.
Example:
Ivan I. Ivanov – Junior Researcher, Institute of Geology and Mineralogy RAS, ivanovii@mail.ru
Petr P. Petrov – Doctor of Geological-Mineralogical Sciences, Key Researcher, Institute of Geology and Mineralogy RAS, pp_petrov@yandex.ru
Sidor S. Sidorov – Candidate of Geological-Mineralogical Sciences, Leading Researcher, Institute of Geology and Mineralogy RAS, sidorov86@inbox.ru
Aleksey A. Alekseev – Candidate of Geological-Mineralogical Sciences, Scientific Researcher, Institute of Geology and Mineralogy RAS, a-alekseev@list.ru

Artwork

In most cases, the papers submitted to Journal should contain geological map of the studied object, which also shows its geographical position (ideally, with geographic coordinates of mapping areas, sampling places, etc.). Figures are submitted as separated TIFF or JPEG files for color (SMYK) or grayscale (for black and white) images (halftones), minimum of 300 dpi, maximum of up to 18 × 24 cm; Corel Draw for vector drawings. Linear scale (km, m, cm, mm, μm) in figures is preferred. Use Arial or Times New Roman font for symbols in Figures. Parts of the figures should be labeled (a, b, c, etc.). Images from Internet must be accompanied by an appropriate web-reference. Abbreviations for minerals should follow the IMA recommendations published by Warr L.N. (2021) IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85, 291–320. Figure captions should be gathered in a separate file or placed in the end of the manuscript.

Formatting of tables

Tables (18 × 24 cm (including Notes), font 10 pt.) are placed in a separate file. For papers in Russian, all titles of Tables and their notes should be translated to English. The calculation of CO2, H2O, etc. content should be provided. The analyses of minerals should be accompanied by formulas. If only formula units are presented including calculated O, OH, H2O, and CO3, they must be grouped according to crystallographic sites.

References

The references are cited alphabetically. Year of publication (in parentheses) follow the list of all authors (et al. is used in exceptional cases with too many co-authors) and is followed by the title of the paper (in parentheses), source (spelled in full and italicized in case of journals and abstracts of conferences), volume or issue, number (in parentheses), and pages (see examples below). The unpublished reports are placed in the same list. The references must be accompanied by a DOI number if available. Pay attention that DOI numbers of papers in Russian differ from those of their translated versions (this is applicable for journals, which provide translations to English).

For papers in Russian, all references are translated to English in the same manner indicating the language of the original paper (e.g., in Russian). The translated papers published in journals of the Nauka Publishing House are given according to data of the Springer Publishing House. The translated papers of Journal “Russian Geology and Geophysics” since 2002 are published on web-site https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/rgg/list-of-years.

Examples

REFERENCES

Articles in journals
Gaskov I.V., Akimtsev V.A., Kovalev K.R., Sotnikov V.I. (2006) Gold-bearing mineral assemblages of Cu deposits of the Altai-Sayan fold area. Geologiya i geofizika (Geology and Geophysics), 47 (9), 996–1004. (in Russian) – для русскоязычных статей
Gaskov I.V., Prudnikov S.G. (2022) Metallogeny of endogenous gold in Tuva. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 63 (11), 1566–1582. https://doi.org/10.2113/RGG20204299 – для статей в переводных журналах
Choi S.K., Pak S.J., Kim J., Shin J.Y., Yang S., Jang H., Son S.-K. (2023) Mineralogy and trace element geochemistry of hydrothermal sulfides from the Ari vent field, Central Indian Ridge. Mineralium Deposita, 58, 1537–1558. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00126-023-01191-x

Books
Berzon R.O. (1983) Gold resource potential of ultramafic rocks. Moscow, VIMS, 72 p. (in Russian)
Reid H.R.C., Prausnitz I.M., Poling B.E. (1987) The properties of gases and liquids. New York, McGraw-Hill, 598 p.

Dissertations
Antsiferova T.N. (2006) Petrological-mineralogical features of ultramafic rocks of the Ospinsky massif (East Sayan) (Candidate dissertation). Ulan-Ude, GIN SO RAN, 172 p. (in Russian).
Jonas P. (2004) Tectonostratigraphy of oceanic crustal terrains hosting serpentinite-associated massive sulfide deposits in the Main Uralian Fault zone (South Urals). PhD Dissertation. Freiberger, Freiberg University, 123 p.

Unpublished reports
Il’enok S.S. (1948) Unpublished report of the Tuvinian expedition for 1947 on conditions of gold potential in the Amyl-Sistighem region of Western Sayan and in area of the Khopto and Tapsa rivers of Central Tuva. Moscow, Zolotorazvedka, 52 p. (in Russian)
Singer D.A., Berger V.I., Moring B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database and grade and tonnage models. Open-File Report 2008-1155.

Chapters and articles in collective books
Amelandov A.S. (1937) Review of the mica deposits of the Urals. In: Micas of USSR. Leningrad–Moscow, ONTI–NKTP, 238–257. (in Russian)
Fouquet Y., Cambon P., Etoubleau J., Charlou J.-L., Ondréas H., Barriga F.J.A.S., Cherkashov G., Semkova T., Poroshina I., Bohn M., Donvall J. P., Henry K., Murphy P., Rouxel O. (2010) Geodiversity of hydrothermal processes along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and ultramafic-hosted mineralization: A new type of oceanic Cu-Zn-Co-Au volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits. Diversity of Hydrothermal Systems on Slow Spreading Ocean Ridges. AGU Geophysical Monograph, 321–368. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GM000746

Abstracts
Murzin V.V., Varlamov D.A. (2010) Cuprous and Cu-bearing gold in ultramafic rocks of the Urals. Proceedings of All-Russian Conference “Native Gold: Typomorphism of Mineral Assemblages, Formation Conditions of Deposits, and Tasks of Applied Studies). Moscow, IGEM RAN, 64–66. (in Russian)
Petersen S. (2012) Hydrothermal activity and massive sulfides in the Equatorial South Atlantic. Minerals of the Ocean-6 & Deep-Sea Minerals and Mining-3. St-Petersburg, VNIIOkeangeologiya, 134–135.

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