Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology is an International quarterly journal that publishes leading edge studies in the field of petroleum engineering, petroleum geology and exploration geophysics and the implementation of related technologies to the development and management of oil and gas reservoirs from their discovery through their entire production cycle.

Focusing on: -Reservoir characterization and modeling -Unconventional oil and gas reservoirs -Geophysics: Acquisition and near surface -Geophysics Modeling and Imaging -Geophysics: Interpretation -Geophysics: Processing -Production Engineering -Formation Evaluation -Reservoir Management -Petroleum Geology -Enhanced Recovery -Geomechanics -Drilling -Completions The Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology is a quarterly Open Access journal (supported by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology) and accepts original and review articles as well as book reviews for publication.

All the manuscripts are peer-reviewed for scientific quality and acceptance.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Energy, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,790.00 EUR. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The effect of surfactant concentration, salinity, temperature, and pH on surfactant adsorption for chemical enhanced oil recovery: a review

  Citation: 368

  Authors: Ahmed Fatih, Khaled Abdalla, Syed Mohammad, Nazliah Nazma, Saeed, Osman SalahEldin

• A review of technologies for transporting heavy crude oil and bitumen via pipelines

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Abarasi

• Microemulsions: a novel approach to enhanced oil recovery: a review

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Achinta, Ajay

• Critical review of asphaltene properties and factors impacting its stability in crude oil

  Citation: 204

  Authors: Sherif, Mohamed, Mukhtar, Abdulmohsin

• Experimental investigation of SiO2 nanoparticles on enhanced oil recovery of carbonate reservoirs

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Abbas, Hadi

• A critical review of development and demulsification mechanisms of crude oil emulsion in the petroleum industry

  Citation: 182

  Authors: Sofiah Atirah, Ismail, Abdelazim, Abubakar

• Oil displacement mechanisms of viscoelastic polymers in enhanced oil recovery (EOR): a review

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Bing, Laura, Denis

• Integrating well log interpretations for lithofacies classification and permeability modeling through advanced machine learning algorithms

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Watheq J.

• A comprehensive review of nanoparticles applications in the oil and gas industry

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Mortadha T., Mohammed F., Ahmed K.

• A systematic review of data science and machine learning applications to the oil and gas industry

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Zeeshan, Murtada Saleh, Amjed, Mobeen, Emad, Ammar, Sulaiman A., Mohamed, Abdulazeez