Journal profile · ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM
SOCAR Proceedings
ISSN 2218-6867 · eISSN 2218-8622 · OilGasScientificResearchProject Institute of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
SOCAR Proceedings: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 105 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SOCAR Proceedings is published by OilGasScientificResearchProject Institute of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and Geological Studies and Exploration, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oil and Gas Production TechniquesEngineering11.2%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering11.2%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences9.1%
- Industrial Engineering and TechnologiesEngineering8.8%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering8.6%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering6.7%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering5.7%
- Engineering Diagnostics and ReliabilityEngineering4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 120LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,247 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 72 | 4 |
| 2025 | 105 | 92 | 35 |
| 2024 | 100 | 84 | 91 |
| 2023 | 153 | 152 | 202 |
| 2022 | 172 | 158 | 411 |
| 2021 | 148 | 95 | 821 |
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.
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
- OilGasScientificResearchProject Institute of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
- ISSN
- 2218-6867
- Electronic ISSN
- 2218-8622
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SOCAR Proceedings
What CAS zone is SOCAR Proceedings in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SOCAR Proceedings is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Petroleum. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index SOCAR Proceedings?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SOCAR Proceedings is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is SOCAR Proceedings open access, and what is the APC?
SOCAR Proceedings 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, OpenAlex; 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: .