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Upstream Oil and Gas Technology
ISSN 2666-2604 · Elsevier
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Upstream Oil and Gas Technology: hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,060; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Title discontinued as of 2024 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Upstream Oil and Gas Technology is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering17.2%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering13.6%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering10.9%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering10%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering6.8%
- Oil and Gas Production TechniquesEngineering5.9%
- Lubricants and Their AdditivesEngineering5%
- Rheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesChemical Engineering3.2%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geophysics | Q1 | 13/177 | 92nd |
| Geochemistry and Petrology | Q1 | 20/163 | 88th |
| Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology | Q1 | 42/239 | 82nd |
| Fuel Technology | Q2 | 35/130 | 73rd |
| Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 25/91 | 73rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 19 August 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.04%LetPub ·
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 92 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 238 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 252 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 245 |
| 2022 | 21 | 3 | 218 |
| 2021 | 34 | 5 | 96 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,060 / EUR 1,880 / GBP 1,650 / JPY 231,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2666-2604
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Upstream Oil and Gas Technology
Which databases index Upstream Oil and Gas Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Upstream Oil and Gas Technology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Upstream Oil and Gas Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Upstream Oil and Gas Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,060.
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: .