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AAPG Bulletin

American Association of Petroleum Geologists · United States

ISSN0149-1423eISSN1558-9153

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.877

H-Indexi

236

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.13

Total Worksi

51,069

Total Citationsi

398,333

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geology; Energy Engineering and Power Technology; Energy (miscellaneous); Fuel Technology; Geochemistry and Petrology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly (Except Twice In Jan.) 1984-

StatusActive

Total Publications51,069

Publisher OrgAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0149-1423 / 1558-9153

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

104

3.2k

2019

109

2.2k

2020

1.4k

2021

1.1k

2022

695

2023

432

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

GeologyQ1

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ2

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Fuel TechnologyQ2

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)GeologyFuel TechnologyEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological formations and processesGeological Studies and ExplorationHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Frequently asked questions about AAPG Bulletin

Is AAPG Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AAPG Bulletin: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AAPG Bulletin?

AAPG Bulletin is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.30.

Is AAPG Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AAPG Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.