Top 10 Geology Journals In The World 2026

1. Energy Geoscience

Energy Geoscience is a quarterly, international, open access journal with a multidisciplinary focus, particularly on energy transition and achieving net-zero emission targets. The Journal explores conventional, non-conventional, and renewable energy resources including: Oil and gas exploration and development Geologic and tectonic modeling of energy resources Advanced techniques in energy resources Carbon capture, utilization and storage It considers these themes in relation to geoscience, technology and engineering, impacts on environment and life, and, where relevant, highlights their potential application in economic and planning more...

2. Petroleum Science

Petroleum Science is a peer-reviewed English journal owned by China University of Petroleum-Beijing. It was founded in 2004 and switched into open access since 2015, now it is published in collaboration with KeAi. Petroleum Science publishes the latest and most significant advances in fundamental theoretical and applied research of the petroleum and petrochemical fields. more...

3. China Petroleum Exploration

“China Petroleum Exploration” namely the previously-called “Explorer” was founded in August 1996. It is managed by China National Petroleum Corporation, published by Petroleum Industrial Press and technologically guided by PetroChina Exploration and Production Company. “China Petroleum Exploration” gives an insight into a panorama of China’s oil and gas exploration strategic policies, exploration principles, new theories, new technologies, new methods and managerial experiences to meet the demand for oil and gas exploration development both inside and outsideChina. Focusing on the key issues in oil and gas exploration, more...

4. China Geology

China Geology is co-sponsored by the China Geological Survey (CGS) and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS). The journal is published quarterly by China Geology Editorial Office. China Geology aims to be an innovative, high-impact and authoritative academic journal for researchers across the geoscience community. It primarily publishes new research results in multidisciplinary geosciences, together with traditional topics in geology. The journal seeks to promote research from all aspects of geoscience, including basic, applied and engineering research and applications, such as mineralogy, igneous and more...

5. Petroleum

Examples of appropriate topical areas that will be considered include the following: comprehensive research on oil and gas reservoir (reservoir geology) geological basis of oil and gas reservoirs reservoir geochemistry reservoir formation mechanism reservoir identification methods and techniques kinetics of oil and gas basins and analyses of potential oil and gas resources fine description factors of hydrocarbon accumulation mechanism analysis on recovery and dynamic accumulation process relationship between accumulation more...

6. International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks

The International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks is a referenced multidisciplinary international journal focused on the management, assessment, policies, education, tourism, interpretation, economics, museology, protection, nature resilience, forest therapy, and sustainable development of global geoheritage and parks. This journal seeks to promote divergent and pluralistic visions, ideas, and opinions regarding geoheritage and parks. more...

7. Acta Geologica Sinica

Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition publishes the latest and most important research in geological sciences in China. The journal is interested in subjects including, but not limited to, stratigraphy, palaeontology, the origin and history of the Earth, structural geology, tectonics, mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, the geology of mineral deposits, hydrogeology, engineering geology, environmental geology, regional geology and new theories and technologies for geological exploration. The journal mainly publishes research concerning China. more...

8. Journal of Mountain Science

The Journal of Mountain Science (JMS) is devoted to mountains and their surrounding lowlands - ecoregions of particular global importance, with a particular emphasis on the important highlands/ mountains in the world, such as the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas, the Alps, the Andes, the Rockies and many other mountain ranges of our planet. JMS mainly publishes academic and technical papers concerning environmental changes and sustainable development in mountain areas under natural conditions or / and with the influence of human activities. more...

9. Solid Earth Sciences

SESCI is a peer-reviewed journal; it publishes research papers on a wide range of subjects in the Earth sciences, including Chemical geodynamics, covering the physical and chemical evolution of the Earth Petrologic processes, ranging from igneous rocks to sedimentary and metamorphic rocks Present and the past Environments Tectonic processes that affect the crust and upper mantle, ranging from structural geology, to plate tectonics Geochemical behavior of different elements and mineralization processes High pressure experiments that address chemical and/or physical properties of more...

10. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica

Journal of Sedimentology" was founded in 1983 and is jointly sponsored by the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Sedimentology Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Mineralogy, Petrochemistry and Geochemistry, and the Sedimentary Geology Professional Committee of the Geological Society of China. Mainly report the innovative research results and high-level papers of basic and applied basic research on sedimentology, sedimentary minerals, geochemistry, and related branches and interdisciplinary subjects, and introduce new technologies and more...