Journal profile · ENERGY & FUELS-ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM
Petroleum Exploration and Development
ISSN 1000-0747 · eISSN 1876-3804 · Science Press · PEOPLES R CHINA
Petroleum Exploration and Development: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.89; subscription journal; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 121 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Petroleum Exploration and Development aims to contribute to the scientific and technological development of petroleum exploration and production and to promote the innovative ability of scholars and workers. The journal publishes, in both Chinese and English, original papers on all aspects of petroleum sciences, including petroleum geology, geophysics, geochemistry, exploration and development of oil and gas fields, reservoir engineering, reservoir protection and stimulation, oil storage and transportation, oil and gas chemistry, petroleum machinery, petroleum business administration, and history of the petroleum industry.The purposes of this journal are to disseminate and communicate current science and technology for petroleum and to publish the latest theoretical and technological developments and research results in China and worldwide relating to petroleum geology, oil and gas field development, and petroleum engineering. The topics of interest for this journal include petroleum exploration, oil and gas field development, petroleum engineering, comprehensive research, and academic discussions.Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENERGY & FUELS-ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 9.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 16.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 121LetPub ·
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Science Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1000-0747
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-3804
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Petroleum Exploration and Development
What CAS zone is Petroleum Exploration and Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Petroleum Exploration and Development is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Petroleum / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary / Energy & Fuels; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Petroleum Exploration and Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.89; CiteScore 10.1, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Petroleum Exploration and Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
Which databases index Petroleum Exploration and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Petroleum Exploration and Development is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Petroleum Exploration and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Petroleum Exploration and Development is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .