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Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China · Est. 2016

eISSN2468-256X

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 3.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.422

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

3.1

SNIPi

0.599

Total Worksi

375

Total Citationsi

3,860

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Energy & Fuels; Engineering, Petroleum; Geology; Geophysics; Energy Engineering and Power Technology; Geochemistry and Petrology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications375

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2468-256X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

GeologyQ2

GeophysicsQ2

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ3

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEngineering, PetroleumGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeological Studies and ExplorationHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsCoal Properties and UtilizationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience

Is Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience: 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 Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience?

Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience 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 3.1.

Is Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience?