Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
ISSN 0920-4105 · eISSN 1873-4715 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1987
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 0; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,210; review about 13.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, together about 46.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering18.8%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering14.2%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering13.1%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering11.5%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering8.3%
- Petroleum Processing and AnalysisChemistry5.5%
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.4%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 183OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,587OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.02%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,015 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 998 | 109 | 20,973 |
| 2021 | 1,603 | 214 | 41,921 |
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 13.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,210 / EUR 2,810 / GBP 2,520 / JPY 344,970 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0920-4105
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-4715
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Engineering, Petroleum; it is a Top journal. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 11.3, h-index 183.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 13.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,210.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .