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Petroleum Exploration and Development

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2000

ISSN2096-4803eISSN1876-3804
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
65
/ 100
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
1.661
H-Index
109
CiteScore
13.6
SNIP
2.718
Total Works
3,275
Total Citations
75,442
2yr Mean Citedness
9.63
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Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Bing LUO | Benjian ZHANG | Gang ZHOU | Luya WU | Wei YAN | Baoshou ZHANG | Xihua ZHANG | Yuan ZHONG | Kui MA | Xiaorong LUO | Yishu LI Yongshu ZHANG | Kunyu WU | Quanbin WANG | Yongwen YUAN | Xiuyu ZHU | Fuyong WANG | Deli JIA Jiyuan GAO | Nuoyu WANG | Yuyang LI | Zhongxian CAI | Heng ZHANG | Lin JIANG | Yan WANG | Shilin WANG Caineng ZOU | Chenjun ZHANG | Jun CHENG | Weifeng LYU | Xu JIN | Ming GAO | Songtao WU | Hongwei YU | Huidi YU | Zhi YANG | Guoqiang SANG | Lanqiong ZHANG | Hanlin LIU | Ke WANG Zhixin WEN | Jianjun WANG | Zhaoming WANG | Zhengjun HE | Chengpeng SONG | Xiaobing LIU | Ningning ZHANG | Tianyu JI Caineng ZOU | Bo XIONG | Huaqing XUE | Dewen ZHENG | Zhixin GE | Ying WANG | Luyang JIANG | Songqi PAN | Songtao WU

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina
Primary LanguageEnglish, Chinese
1st Year Published2000
Annual Volume~ 119 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications3,275
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2007
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~15 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
KeAi Communications Co.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2096-4803 / 1876-3804
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Chinese

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
Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1
GeologyQ1
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEngineering, PetroleumGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Economic GeologyGeochemistry and PetrologyGeologyGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological and Geophysical StudiesHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsGeological Studies and ExplorationDrilling and Well EngineeringMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesGeological Modeling and AnalysisGeoscience and Mining Technology
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref