Marine and Petroleum Geology

Marine and Petroleum Geology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, founded in 1984 and devoted to marine and petroleum geology, with a 2024 impact factor of 3.6（Marine and Petroleum Geology）是由（Elsevier）出版的双月刊，1984 年创刊，聚焦海洋地质与石油地质，2024 年影响因子为 3.6。

Scope

• All areas of marine and petroleum geology, providing an international forum for the field海洋地质与石油地质的全部领域，为该领域提供国际交流平台。
• Advancing the environmentally sustainable exploration and utilization of petroleum and gas hydrate resources推动石油与天然气水合物资源的环保型可持续勘探与利用。
• The use of geological formations for the safe storage of gases in support of net-zero carbon goals利用地质构造安全封存各类气体，以支持净零碳目标。
• Multidisciplinary concepts, interpretations and techniques for industry, government and academia面向工业界、政府与学术界的多学科概念、解释与技术。
• Rapid bimonthly publication of full papers and short communications to the geoscience community以双月刊快速出版，向地球科学界传播全文论文与短通讯。

History

• Founded in 1984, with the first issue of volume 1 published in February 1984 and initially published jointly by Butterworth and the Geological Society该刊 1984 年创刊，第 1 卷第 1 期于 1984 年 2 月出版，最初由（Butterworth）与（Geological Society）联合出版。
• From the mid-1990s the journal has been published by Elsevier from Oxford自 1990 年代中期起，该刊由（Elsevier）在（Oxford）出版。
• It is issued bimonthly under a rapid publication policy该刊为双月刊，实行快速出版。
• Its impact factor has long remained in the 3 to 4 range, reaching 3.6 in 2024该刊影响因子长期处于 3 至 4 区间，2024 年为 3.6。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Qinhong (Max) Hu of China University of Petroleum (East China), in post since 2017 and also an emeritus distinguished professor at the University of Texas at Arlington主编为（China University of Petroleum (East China)）的 Qinhong Hu，亦写作 Max Hu，2017 年起任职，同时是（University of Texas at Arlington）的荣休杰出教授。
• Its editorial board draws on scholars from several countries, with associate editors including Reza Rezaee of Curtin University and Timothy Collett of the US Geological Survey编委会汇集多国学者，副编辑包括（Curtin University）的 Reza Rezaee 与（US Geological Survey）的 Timothy Collett。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and the journal frequently runs special issues with guest editors稿件实行同行评审，该刊经常组织由客座编辑主持的专题特刊。
• It serves as a pre-eminent forum for the exchange of multidisciplinary ideas in marine and petroleum geology该刊是海洋地质与石油地质领域多学科观点交流的重要论坛。