Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Natural Gas Industry B
ISSN 2352-8540 · eISSN 2352-8559 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Natural Gas Industry B: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 27 weeks (community reports); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natural Gas Industry B is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Drilling and Well Engineering, together about 43.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective of Natural Gas Industry B is to report cutting-edge academic research in the field of natural gas, present the development trends of...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Editor-in-chief Caineng Zou ChinaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 80 in mainland China (about 83%); most named Mainland China 80, United States 8, Canada 4, Australia 2, United Kingdom 1 (96 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering18.8%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering15%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering9.8%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering5%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.8%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 457OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 855 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 310 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 522 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 1,019 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 1,995 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 1,415 |
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 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted8
- case studiesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research articles, case studies, conference proceedings, papers…Length not stated
- case studyContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research articles, case studies, conference proceedings, papers…Length not stated
- conference proceedingsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research articles, case studies, conference proceedings, papers…Length not stated
- original research articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research articles, case studies, conference proceedings, papers…Length not stated
- original research articlesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research articles, case studies, conference proceedings, papers…Length not stated
- papers in discussionContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research articles, case studies, conference proceedings, papers…Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research articles, case studies, conference proceedings, papers…Length not stated
- review articlesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research articles, case studies, conference proceedings, papers…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Declaration of interest Model summary
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. If excerpts from oth…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access Model summary
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Authors do not have to pay any Article Processing Charge or Open Ac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double anonymized review Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions are typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers which they have written themse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2352-8540
- Electronic ISSN
- 2352-8559
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natural Gas Industry B
What CAS zone is Natural Gas Industry B in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Natural Gas Industry B is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Energy & Fuels. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Natural Gas Industry B?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 11, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Natural Gas Industry B?
Authors report an average review time of about 27 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 Natural Gas Industry B based?
Of the 96 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 80 (about 83%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (80), United States (8) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Natural Gas Industry B?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natural Gas Industry B is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Natural Gas Industry B open access, and what is the APC?
Natural Gas Industry B 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .