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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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 16.2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.681

H-Indexi

109

CiteScorei

16.2

SNIPi

2.718

Total Worksi

3,275

Total Citationsi

75,442

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

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

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10/11 · 91%

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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?

2096-4803 / 1876-3804

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Chinese

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

5.2k

2019

121

5.9k

2020

121

6.1k

2021

118

3.9k

2022

118

3.9k

2023

118

2.6k

2024

121

1.2k

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.

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. 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 16.2.

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

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