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Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering is not currently indexed in Scopus. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0920-4105Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Cost to publish: About US$3,210 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1987–2023).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering?
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,210 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 0920-4105.
Is Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering for 37 years, between 1987 and 2023. Coverage ended in 2023, 3 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 11,016 works and 392,359 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2022, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2023, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering has an h-index of 183 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering published 998 papers in 2022; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 1,603. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering? — latest 100 articles, 2022
In its latest 100 research articles (2022), authors are most often from China (54%), United States (9.5%) and Brazil (4.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2023. 12 retracted papers are recorded (1.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2023
- Retracted papers 12 · 1.1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases and hijacked journal
- Author concentration54% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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