Journal profile · Engineering, Petroleum
SPE Journal
ISSN 1086-055X · Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
SPE Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.61; subscription journal; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 497 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SPE Journal is published by Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques and Drilling and Well Engineering, together about 48.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Covers theories and emerging concepts spanning all aspects of engineering for oil and gas exploration and production, including reservoir characterization, multiphase flow, drilling dynamics, well architecture, gas well deliverability, numerical simulation, enhanced oil recovery, CO2 sequestration, and benchmarking and performance indicators.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Petroleum
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering21.6%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering14.5%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering12.7%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering12.2%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering9.3%
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.4%
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Petroleum Processing and AnalysisChemistry3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Petroleum | Zone 3 |
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 | Engineering, Petroleum | 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
- 2.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,306OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 475LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,198 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 378 | 13 | 84 |
| 2025 | 497 | 24 | 1,388 |
| 2024 | 403 | 28 | 2,837 |
| 2023 | 253 | 26 | 2,443 |
| 2022 | 252 | 11 | 3,467 |
| 2021 | 220 | 17 | 4,303 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
- Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1086-055X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SPE Journal
What CAS zone is SPE Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SPE Journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Petroleum. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of SPE Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.61; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 139.
How long does peer review take at SPE Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index SPE Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SPE Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is SPE Journal open access, and what is the APC?
SPE Journal 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .