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Petroleum Science

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2000

ISSN1672-5107eISSN1995-8226

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.219

H-Index

CiteScore

9.4

SNIP

1.766

Total Works

2,687

Total Citations

44,534

2yr Mean Citedness

3.62

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 329 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,687

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1672-5107 / 1995-8226

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Economic GeologyQ1

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ1

Fuel TechnologyQ1

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1

GeologyQ1

GeophysicsQ1

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEngineering, Petroleum

Scopus Categories

Economic GeologyGeochemistry and PetrologyGeophysicsGeologyFuel TechnologyGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDrilling and Well EngineeringSeismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesPetroleum Processing and AnalysisReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGeological and Geophysical StudiesSeismic Waves and Analysis