The journal of Oil and Gas Geology was founded in 1980. Its objectives are to record the significant achievements in the scientific research of petroleum geology, reflect the academic foreland in this field, promote academic exchanges at home and abroad, and upgrade the scientific research of petroleum geology. Its main columns include expert forum, petroleum geology, exploration and development, technology and methods, as well as the reports on the major achievements of petroleum exploration in China. The readers are the researchers engaged in petroleum geology and the teachers and students in the universities and colleges.The journal once won the Third Prize of National Excellent Science & Technology Periodicals in 1996, and was selected as One Hundred Key Journals of the Third National Journal Prize in 2005. It was rated the Chinese Competitive Sci-tech Periodicals in 2008 and 2011. Now, the journal is on the list of the fixed recorded periodicals of the core version of Chinese Science Citation Database(CSCD), Chinese Core Periodicals Particular Overview by Peking University(GCJC) and more than 20 well-known data bases and retrieval systems. In 2013, it is recorded in Engineering Information (EI) of The United States.
Open Access Statement
Oil and Gas Geology is an open access journal. The journal flipped to open access in 2010. Once an article is published, readers can immediately and permanently read and download it for free via the journal's official website. Furthermore, readers can freely copy, disseminate and use all articles published in the journal since 1980 under our license policy (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Licensing Policy
The allowed third-party reuse of articles published in the journal is defined by the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows users to copy and redistribute the articles of the journal in any medium or format, provided they adhere to the following terms:
Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes to the articles were made. Users may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the journal endorses the use. Users may not use the articles for commercial purposes. If users re-mix, transform, or build upon the articles, they may not distribute the modified articles. The full details of the license are available at:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
For special authorization requests, please contact the editorial office.
Copyright Policy
All authors who publish articles in this journal are required to sign the Copyright Transfer Agreement (see the Download page) to transfer the copyright of their articles to the Editorial Office of Oil and Gas Geology, and the copyright will belong to the Editorial Office.
After publication, authors have the right to use their articles under the following circumstances:
(1) Authors may reproduce, disseminate, and use their articles under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license (e.g., non-commercial academic exchanges, presentations, lectures, etc.).
(2) Authors may use their articles for patent application.
(3) Authors may use their articles for other activities approved and authorized by the editorial office.
If the article is eventually not published by the journal, the Copyright Transfer Agreement signed by the author(s) will automatically become invalid, and the copyright will still belong to the author(s).
Online Accessibility & Repository
The full text of all articles since the journal's founding in 1980 can be downloaded free of charge from the official journal website. In addition to open access on the official journal website, the full-texts of the journal's articles are also stored in the databases of CNKI, Wanfang Data, and Weipu, etc. Readers can also access the above-mentioned databases and platforms to obtain the articles published by the journal.
It is allowed for authors to deposit all versions of their articles in an institutional or other repository of the authors' choice. However, it is necessary to indicate the articles' publication information in the metadata in the institutional or other repository and use that as a recommended way of citation.
Peer Review System
Peer review is an essential step in the publication of academic journals, where manuscripts are evaluated by peer experts. This process ensures the journal's academic integrity. Oil & Gas geology follows a three-round review procedure: preliminary review by the Managing Editor, peer review by experts, and final review by the Editor-in-Chief (or Editorial Board Members). Before manuscripts are sent for review, identifiable details such as author names, affiliations, and funding sources are removed. Therefore, all review stages are double-blind. The details of the review process are as follows:
1. Preliminary Review by the Managing Editor
The Managing Editor assesses the overall quality of the manuscript, focusing on its research topic and academic level. Manuscripts that meet the journal's criteria are sent for peer review. Those that do not meet the criteria are rejected.
2. Peer Review by Experts
At this stage, manuscripts are evaluated based on their innovation, academic level and rigor. Each manuscript is reviewed by two independent experts, who provide review comments to the author for reference.
3. Final Review by the Editor-in-Chief (or Editorial Board Members)
Based on the comments from the peer reviewers, the Editor-in-Chief makes a decision to accept the manuscript, request revisions, or reject it. Controversial manuscripts will be reviewed and discussed by the Editorial Board, and then a final decision is made based on the result of discussion and review. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the entire content of the journal.
Manuscripts from Editorial Board Members or Editors
For submissions from Editorial Board Members and editors (including Guest Editors) of the journal, they are subject to the same review process as regular submissions. The review of these manuscripts is conducted independently of the relevant Editorial Board Members, editors, and their research groups. Moreover, Editorial Board Members and editors will not participate in the review of a manuscript if they have competing, collaborative, or other conflicts of interest with the author(s).
Review for Special Issue Submissions
The manuscript review process described above also applies to submissions for special issues. Manuscripts submitted for special issues undergo the same review and editing process as manuscripts submitted for regular issues, and are also subject to the final decision by the Editor-in-Chief, who is responsible for the entire journal content, including special issues.
For some special issues, the editorial office would invite experts in the relevant fields to serve as Guest Editors. Their responsibilities include assisting in the solicitation of manuscripts, organizing peer reviews, and resolving any issues during publication. The work of the Guest Editors is subject to the supervision of our Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board to ensure fairness in manuscript reviews.
Authors' Appeal
If authors disagree with the review comments or results, they may submit a written appeal to the editorial office via email. Authors should provide detailed explanations and statements for each review comment. Upon receipt of the appeal, the editorial office will conduct a prompt re-evaluation and notify the authors of the results.
