Journal profile · Geology

SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering

ISSN 1094-6470 · eISSN 1930-0212 · Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly

SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.59; subscription journal; review about 12 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor1.59Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Engineering
Review timeabout 12 monthsCommunity average
APC—No source gives fee information
Acceptanceabout 25%Community average
Articles per year—No count yet

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering is published by Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) 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 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, together about 56.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Covers the application of a wide range of topics, including reservoir characterization, geology and geophysics, core analysis, well logging, well testing, reservoir management, enhanced oil recovery, fluid mechanics, performance prediction, reservoir simulation, digital energy, uncertainty/risk assessment, information management, resource and reserve evaluation, portfolio/asset management, project valuation, and petroleum economics.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Geology

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering24.2%
  2. Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering18%
  3. Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering14%
  4. Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering11.5%
  5. Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering8.5%
  6. Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
  7. NMR spectroscopy and applicationsPhysics and Astronomy2.7%
  8. Petroleum Processing and AnalysisChemistry2.5%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 4
MinorEngineering, PetroleumZone 3
MinorEnergy & FuelsZone 4
MinorGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 3
MinorEnergy & FuelsZone 4
MinorEngineering, PetroleumZone 3
MinorGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorEngineeringZone 4
MinorEngineering, PetroleumZone 3
MinorEnergy & FuelsZone 4
MinorGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

ScopusLetPub

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
1.59LetPub ·
CiteScore 2026-06
5.3LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.73LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.93LetPub ·
h-index
69LetPub ·
h-index
111OpenAlex ·
i10-index
1,202OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,728 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2023605418
2022827736
2021501566

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 12 monthsLetPub ·
Average acceptance (community reports)
25%LetPub ·

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
Bimonthly
ISSN
1094-6470
Electronic ISSN
1930-0212
Society / sponsor
SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering

What CAS zone is SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Petroleum / Energy & Fuels / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. 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 Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.59; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 111.

How long does peer review take at SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering?

Authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering is indexed in Scopus.

Is SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering open access, and what is the APC?

SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering 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: .