Journal profile · natural geo-energy (oil, gas, coal geothermal, and gas hydrate)-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Advances in Geo-Energy Research
ISSN 2207-9963 · eISSN 2208-598X · Yandy Scientific Press · Hong Kong · Quarterly · Founded 2017
Advances in Geo-Energy Research: CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 3 weeks (community reports); 100 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Geo-Energy Research is published by Yandy Scientific Press and is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A scholarly peer-reviewed international scientific bimonthly published journal, focuses on any combination of theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches to the fundamental scientific advances related to natural geo-energy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): natural geo-energy (oil, gas, coal geothermal, and gas hydrate)-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Editor-in-chief Jianchao CaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 22%); most named United States 8, Mainland China 7, Germany 3, Canada 3, Australia 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering16.3%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering14.4%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering10.1%
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering6.7%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering5.7%
- Coal Properties and UtilizationEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 357OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 655 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 61 |
| 2025 | 100 | 100 | 701 |
| 2024 | 107 | 107 | 1,599 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 1,700 |
| 2022 | 77 | 77 | 1,832 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 1,538 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 60%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Yandy Scientific Press. Any question please contact us via md-office@yandypress.com.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Submitting author responsible for securing permissions for reuse of copyrighted materials. Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts and unlimited reuse rights of the published article. All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND), which permits others to re-use the published material under these terms: by giving credit to the author, providing the citation of the original publication, not using for commercial purposes an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Advances in Geo-Energy Research is a gold open-access journal, this means: Authors are required to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) for their article to be published; Authors are requested to select Creative Commons user licenses (CC BY-NC-ND); Articles published in this journal are freely available online immediately upon publication. This journal provides immediate open access to its conte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Yandy Scientific Press
- Country or region
- Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2017
- ISSN
- 2207-9963
- Electronic ISSN
- 2208-598X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Geo-Energy Research
What CAS zone is Advances in Geo-Energy Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Geo-Energy Research is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Geo-Energy Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Geo-Energy Research based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 22%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), Mainland China (7) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Geo-Energy Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Geo-Energy Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Advances in Geo-Energy Research open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Geo-Energy Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .