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Petroleum Exploration and Development

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2000

ISSN2096-4803eISSN1876-3804
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 13.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
2.681
H-Indexi
109
CiteScorei
13.6
SNIPi
2.718
Total Worksi
3,275
Total Citationsi
75,442
2yr Mean Citednessi
9.63
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Wenzhi ZHAO | Shiju LIU | Congsheng BIAN | Yong SONG | Gang GAO | Wei LIU | Yongxin LI | Keting FAN | Jin DONG | Ming GUAN Shuichang ZHANG | Bin ZHANG | Xingzhi MA | Yong TANG | Zeliang LIANG | Longde SUN 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 Bo LIU | Jiahui SUN | Yongqing ZHANG | Junling HE | Xiaofei FU | Liang YANG | Jilin XING | Xiaoqing ZHAO

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
Visit Journal Website

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
Citations received
121
5k
2019
121
5.7k
2020
121
5.9k
2021
118
3.7k
2022
118
3.6k
2023
118
2.3k
2024
121
922
2025
62
16
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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Petroleum Exploration and Development

Is Petroleum Exploration and Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Petroleum Exploration and Development: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Petroleum Exploration and Development?

Petroleum Exploration and Development 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 13.6.

Is Petroleum Exploration and Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Petroleum Exploration and Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Petroleum Exploration and Development?

Wenzhi ZHAO | Shiju LIU | Congsheng BIAN | Yong SONG | Gang GAO | Wei LIU | Yongxin LI | Keting FAN | Jin DONG | Ming GUAN Shuichang ZHANG | Bin ZHANG | Xingzhi MA | Yong TANG | Zeliang LIANG | Longde SUN 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 P

How much does it cost to publish in Petroleum Exploration and Development?

Petroleum Exploration and Development is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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