Journal profile
Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology
ISSN 2734-5319 · eISSN 2972-0370 · Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti · Romania
Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 82.6% (journal website); 42 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology is published by Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Drilling and Well Engineering and Geological Studies and Exploration, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The topic of the published papers covers all the fields linked to the petroleum and gas industry, that is: oil wells drilling, oil and gas reservoirs production, petroleum geology and geophysics, petroleum products transportation and storage, petroleum technology and petrochemistry, renewable energies, environmental protection, petroleum and oilfield equipment (design, optimization, production, materials and technologies), electrotechnics, electronics and automation in the petroleum industry a.o.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Gheorghe-Adrian BRĂNOIUPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 49, France 2, Lebanon 2, United Kingdom 1, Poland 1 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering15.4%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering8.6%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences8.2%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering7.5%
- Oil and Gas Production TechniquesEngineering7.5%
- Offshore Engineering and TechnologiesEngineering5.1%
- Industrial Automation and Control SystemsEngineering4.5%
- Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsEngineering4.1%
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
Not covered by this edition.
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
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 76 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 43 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 8 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 82.6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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-SA | |
| 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
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted2
- articleArticle: These are original research manuscripts. The work should report scientifically sound experiments and provide a substantial amount of new information.Length not stated
- reviewReview: Reviews offer a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature within a field of study, identifying current gaps or problems.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use
Authenticity verification with similarity report Model summary
Starting March 20, 2025, the authenticity of the papers is verified using software https://sistemantiplagiat.ro/ which issued a similarity report for the papers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Maximum two papers per issue per author Model summary
Authors cannot publish more than two papers per issue, even if they are co-authors for at least one paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-SA 4.0 license Model summary
The works published here are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal; articles published under CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Model summary
This publication follows an open access model.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review. Model summary
The articles published here are accepted after a double blind peer review
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
No prior publication or simultaneous submission Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to Romanian Journal of Petroleum & Gas Technology should neither be published previously nor be under consideration for publication in another journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
No changes after acceptance Model summary
Please note that after acceptance of your paper, NO CHANGES are allowed anymore.
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
- Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2734-5319
- Electronic ISSN
- 2972-0370
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology
How long does peer review take at Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 82.6%. 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 Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (49), France (2) and Lebanon (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Romanian Journal of Petroleum Gas Technology 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .