Journal of Petrology
Last updated ISSN 0022-3530
Journal of Petrology is published by Oxford University Press in earth and planetary sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $4,353.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Petrology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geological Studies and Exploration
Key facts
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0022-3530, 1460-2415 |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $4,353 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 4,430 |
| Publishing since | 1960 |
| Journal website | petrology.oxfordjournals.org/ |
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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