Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience is an academic bimonthly journal focused on natural gas exploration and exploitation, sponsored by Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

This journal publishes original research and review articles across a broad range of topics, including natural gas geology, natural gas geochemistry, natural gas geophysics, natural gas field engineering, unconventional natural gas, non-hydrocarbon gases (such as helium, natural hydrogen, carbon dioxide, etc.), natural gas and the environment, and natural gas resources and economics.

The primary aim of this journal is to promote the worldwide development of natural gas exploration and exploitation and academic exchange among natural gas researchers and workers.

The primary tasks of this journal are to review the present situation and the development of natural gas geosciences, to report new theories, methods, and technologies, to publish new results in global natural gas research, exploration, and exploitation, and to study the contribution of natural gas to sustainable economic and social development.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Energy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.