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Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Germany · Est. 2011

ISSN2190-0558eISSN2190-0566

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.649

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.245

Total Works

2,093

Total Citations

33,083

2yr Mean Citedness

3.77

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology is an international open access journal that publishes leading edge studies in the field of petroleum engineering, petroleum geology and exploration geophysics and the implementation of related technologies to the development and management of oil and gas reservoirs from their discovery through their entire production cycle.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 161 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,093

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 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

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2190-0558 / 2190-0566

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEngineering, PetroleumGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesDrilling and Well EngineeringReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsPetroleum Processing and AnalysisSeismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesOil and Gas Production TechniquesRock Mechanics and ModelingGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping