Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
Petroleum Science
ISSN 1672-5107 · eISSN 1995-8226 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · PEOPLES R CHINA · Quarterly · Founded 2007
Petroleum Science: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.35; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 411 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Petroleum Science is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and is in Zone 1 of Engineering 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 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Petroleum Science is a peer-reviewed English journal owned by China University of Petroleum-Beijing. It was founded in 2004 and switched into open...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Editor-in-chief Lizhi XiaoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 138 in mainland China (about 84%); most named Mainland China 138, United States 8, Canada 8, United Kingdom 4, Germany 2 (165 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering17.5%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering14.4%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering9.5%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering8.9%
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
- Petroleum Processing and AnalysisChemistry5.2%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering4.3%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science3.6%
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 | Energy & Fuels | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 1 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 6.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,481OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 325LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,019 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 491 | 491 | 296 |
| 2025 | 411 | 411 | 1,919 |
| 2024 | 278 | 278 | 3,393 |
| 2023 | 299 | 299 | 5,864 |
| 2022 | 284 | 284 | 7,266 |
| 2021 | 196 | 196 | 6,055 |
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 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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-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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteArticle types accepted3
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, Short communication, Discussion. Plea…Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, Short communication, Discussion. Plea…Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews, Short communication, Discussion. Plea…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors are encouraged to declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts: Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work. See also https://www.elsevier.com/conflictsofinterest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal is a peer-reviewed, fully open access journal owned by China University of Petroleum (Beijing), who retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. For the single article, Authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights, and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and China University of Petroleum (Beijing) will be granted non-exclusive publishing and d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page from the Journal Homepage for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal operates a double blind review process. All contributions are 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. For more information on the types of peer review, please visit: https://www.elsevier.com/reviewe…
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1672-5107
- Electronic ISSN
- 1995-8226
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Petroleum Science
What CAS zone is Petroleum Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Petroleum Science is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Engineering, Petroleum; 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 Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.35; CiteScore 11.3, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Petroleum Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Petroleum Science based?
Of the 165 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 138 (about 84%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (138), United States (8) and Canada (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Petroleum Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Petroleum Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Petroleum Science open access, and what is the APC?
Petroleum Science 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .