Interpretation
Last updated ISSN 2324-8858
Interpretation is published by Society of Exploration Geophysicists in earth and planetary sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Interpretation concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- Drilling and Well Engineering
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- Geological formations and processes
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
- Geophysical Methods and Applications
Key facts
| Publisher | Society of Exploration Geophysicists |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2324-8858, 2324-8866 |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,932 |
| Publishing since | 1986 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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