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Marine and Petroleum Geology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0264-8172

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

1.067

H-Indexi

187

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.339

Total Worksi

7,882

Total Citationsi

282,705

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Marine and Petroleum Geology is an international forum for multidisciplinary concepts, interpretations, and techniques related to marine and petroleum geology in industry, government, and academia.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly (Except July And Oct.), <Jan. 2001->

StatusActive

Total Publications7,882

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0264-8172

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

492

18k

2018

541

19k

2019

581

14k

2020

541

10k

2021

482

7.1k

2022

479

4.8k

2023

501

3.2k

2024

298

883

2025

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.

GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Economic GeologyOceanographyGeophysicsGeologyStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological formations and processesMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology Research

Frequently asked questions about Marine and Petroleum Geology

Is Marine and Petroleum Geology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Marine and Petroleum Geology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Marine and Petroleum Geology?

Marine and Petroleum Geology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.067.

Is Marine and Petroleum Geology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Marine and Petroleum Geology is indexed in Scopus.