Nonferrous Metals (Mineral Processing Section) (ISSN1671-9492，CN11-1840/TF) was first published in 1949 (changed to monthly in 2024). It is the only professional academic journal focusing on the field of nonferrous metal mineral processing sponsored by BGRIMM Technology Group and supervised by China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association，the publisher is the Editorial Department of Nonferrous Metals (Mineral Processing Section).
1. Academic Quality
Nonferrous Metals(Mineral Processing Section) pays attention to academic reference value，pursues practical technical methods and focuses on the research ideas and content that give readers enlightenment. The papers are required to have a profound impact on the related disciplines of geological sciences，be highly readable，and have high reference value.
Review Articles：Summarize the research status in an important research field，evaluate the research progress，and put forward the development direction. The content focuses on the literature synthesis and analysis with unique scientific thought，rigorous logical thinking，and distinct academic views.
Research Articles：Accurately reflect the latest research results of important scientific significance，and focus on original innovation in content.
Applied Articles：Research methods and practical applications need to be closely combined. The content focuses on novel research ideas，unique technical methods，and clear discussion，which has practical promotion value.
2. Format Requirements
Original papers should be innovative or significant advances in research results，or technologies and experiences with significant practical value. Clear thesis，concise writing，clear organization and reliable data are required.
(1) Title： No more than 20 Chinese characters. Note the name and number of the fund projects (the national and provincial major science and technology projects and research projects) in the footnote on the home page.
(2) About authors： Each signed author is the person who has made a substantial contribution to the paper and can take responsibility. Information includes name，gender，professional title，research direction，E-mail address. If the first author is a graduate student，he/she should also provide the corresponding author’s information.
(3) Abstract：It is independent and accurately summarizes the research significance and scientific issues，research objectives，methods，results and conclusions.
(4) Keywords：3-8 keywords
(5) Text：Write the first，second and third level headings in the format of 1，1.1 and 1.1.1 respectively.
(6) Table：Three-line table is adopted，and the information is concise and non-repetitive.
(7) Pictures：Pictures are drawn by CorelDRAW software with clear and accurate information and complete elements.
(8) Data：Explain the experimental instruments，methods，conditions or data sources，and standardize measurement units，symbols and formulas.
(9) References：Reasonable and appropriate references are important criteria for evaluating the quality of papers. Mainly cite domestic and foreign references from the last 3(or 10) years. Each reference is compiled according to the "sequential coding system" and the latest format of this journal.
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3. Processing Procedures of Papers
(1) Submission. Submit your paper online on the website of this journal (http：//ysxk.bgrimm.cn/). For the paper template，see：http：///ysxk.bgrimm.cn/.
(2) Review. Initial reviewed by editor，peer-reviewed by experts (single-blind review)，re-reviewed by editor，and finally decided by the editor-in-chief (or designated associate editor-in-chief). When submitting a paper，the authors can recommend 2-3 reviewers with the title of senior engineer or associate professor or associate researcher or above in relevant majors，and can also propose a list of avoidance experts who may affect the impartiality of the review. From the date of receipt of the paper，the Editorial Department will inform the authors of the review comments within 1-2 months if there are no special circumstances.
(3) Revision. The authors must revise carefully according to the review comments，and assume their own responsibility for the paper. The revised paper should be submitted within the deadline.
(4) Acceptance. After the paper has passed the final review，the Editorial Department will inform authors of the acceptance result.
(5) Publication. Papers are generally published within 6 to 10 months.
(6) Payment. After the paper is published，the author will be paid a one-time payment (including printed version，CD version，online version) according to the relevant national standards，and the current printed version will be given.
4. Website and Digital Publishing
Nonferrous Metals(Mineral Processing Section) is an open access journal with an independent website (http：//ysxk.bgrimm.cn/) and a full-text database，providing readers with full texts (PDF format) of the latest accepted and published papers free of charge. The journal website also has functions of author online submission，expert online review，the author online query and others. In addition，published papers of this journal has been online in several domestic databases such as CNKI to expand communication power.
5. Copyright Transfer Agreement and Prevention of Academic Misconduct
After the paper is accepted，the authors must sign the "Author's Commitment and Copyright Transfer Agreement" with the Editorial Department. At the same time，the authors should promise that the paper is an original research result， has independent intellectual property rights，does not involve confidentiality and other copyright-related infringement issues，and has never been published，without plagiarism，fabrication or multiple submissions.
In the event of infringement，leaks，multiple submissions and other problems，authors assume the responsibility. The authors should ensure that the signatures and ranking of all the authors/institutions are correct and undisputed. After the Copyright Transfer Agreement is signed，the authors shall not ask the Editorial Department to change the information of authors or institutions. If it is necessary to change，an application signed by all authors and sealed by their institutions must be submitted.
6. Charge Description
The journal charges a review fee of 200 Yuan，and a paper processing fee is required for the accepted manuscripts (within 6 editions，a single paper page fee of 2 000 Yuan，more than 6 editions，an additional fee of 300 Yuan per edition). If the author does not have the project funds to pay the paper processing fee，he can apply for exemption. Application method：The corresponding author submits a written application sealed by the scientific research management department of the unit，and provides the contact telephone number of the scientific research management department of the unit，which can be exempted after confirmation by the editorial department.