Journal profile
Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza
ISSN 2687-0312 · Russian Academy of Sciences, Oil and Gas Research Institute · Russian Federation
Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza is published by Russian Academy of Sciences, Oil and Gas Research Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geological Studies and Exploration and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, together about 45.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scientific online journal Actual Problems of Oil and Gas* has been published since 2010. It is registered in the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of the Russian Federation. The registration certificate El No. FS77-67021 from 16 September 2016. The founder and publisher of the journal is Oil and Gas Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (OGRI RAS). The Editor-in-Chief of the journal is Ernest S. Zakirov, Doctor of Science in Engineering, Professor of the RAS, Director of OGRI RAS. In accordance with the constituent documents, the articles of the journal cover these topics: strategic planning issues of oil and gas industry; fundamental issues of geology, geophysics and geochemistry of oil and gas; experimental and theoretical studies of thermodynamic features and phase behavior of hydrocarbon mixtures; hydrothermodynamic and geomechanical modeling of the processes in saturated geological media; current methods of oil and gas mechanics and physics of reservoir systems; new methods and technologies of studying the geological environment of oil and gas basins; innovative technologies for oil and gas resources exploitation in complicated geological and critical environmental conditions; new technologies and approaches to oil and gas field development; current issues of oil and gas hydrogeology; research issues of projecting, exploitation and monitoring of underground hydrocarbon storage facilities; environmental monitoring and industrial security of oil and gas facilities; energy resources of the Earth�s crust: challenges of the modern economy. We accept for publication the articles and reviews on the following scientific specialties: 1.6.11. Geology, prospecting, exploration and operation of oil and gas fields (geological and mineralogical sciences, technical sciences); 2.8.4. Development and operation of oil and gas fields (technical sciences). 1.6.9. Geophysics (geological and mineralogical sciences). The journal is open access. There is no fee for publication and for peer review. The content of the journal is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). The publication frequency is 4 issues per year. The journal is indexed in the Russian Index of Science Citation. The full archive of the journal is deposited in CyberLeninka Online Scientific Library. Approved by the Higher Attestation Commission on 22 December 2020. *The previous name � Georesources
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ernest S. ZakirovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 31 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering21.2%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences15.5%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering8.8%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering8%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Petroleum Processing and AnalysisChemistry5.6%
- Oil and Gas Production TechniquesEngineering4.9%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 729 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 40 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 49 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 98 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 66 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 74 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Article types accepted2
- original articlesThe journal accepts only previously unpublished original articles and reviews.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal accepts only previously unpublished original articles and reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest
Manuscripts treated as confidential Model summary
The Editorial Staff considers all the submitted manuscripts to be confidential documents.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright; journal has right of first publication Model summary
The authors retain their copyright and give the journal the right of the first publication of their article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review Model summary
The sumbitted manuscripts are subject to blind peer review process (Peer review policy).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality check; articles with less than 70% originality are inadmissible Model summary
The Editorial Staff tests all the submitted articles for the originality of their content. If the originality is less than 70 percent, the article is declared inadmissible.
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
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Oil and Gas Research Institute
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian, English
- ISSN
- 2687-0312
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza
How long does peer review take at Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (31). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza open access, and what is the APC?
Aktual'nye problemy nefti i gaza is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .