Aims & Scope

Marine and Petroleum Geology is the pre-eminent international forum for the exchange of multidisciplinary concepts, interpretations and techniques for all concerned with marine and petroleum geology in industry, government and academia.

Rapid bimonthly publication allows early communications of papers or short communications to the geoscience community.

Marine and Petroleum Geology is essential reading for geologists, geophysicists and explorationists in industry, government and academia working in the following areas: marine geology; basin analysis and evaluation; organic geochemistry; reserve/resource estimation; seismic stratigraphy; thermal models of basic evolution; sedimentary geology; continental margins; geophysical interpretation; structural geology/tectonics; formation evaluation techniques; well logging.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 3.6
2024 3.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 1.073

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

h-index

Year Value
2024 164

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 4291

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 6374

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

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


Subjects & Keywords

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


Quick Facts

Current Factor
3.6
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
1.073
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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