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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #16,848CAS 4区Gold OA

Oil Shale

Abbreviation (ISO):OIL SHALE
Country: Estonia•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.31•SCImago Rank: #16,848•Identifier (ISSN):0208-189X(Print)/1736-7492(Online)•Articles / Year: 16•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,685 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.9
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
23

23 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate23.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
16articles/year
100% Gold OA•94.74% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.442)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.934)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.314)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.041)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.854)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Oil Shale is a scientific-technical open access journal published by the Estonian Academy Publishers in collaboration with the University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, and the Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
GeologyEngineeringBiologyWaste ManagementPaleontologyEnvironmental ScienceChemistryOrganic ChemistryEcologyPhysics

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #16,848Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2004, 2006-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnergy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.31

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
35

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.71

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,685 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations77
3-Year Documents52
Citable Documents52

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ3
Fuel TechnologyQ3
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ENERGY & FUELS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Estonian Academy Publishers
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Quarterly
Editorial Address
ESTONIAN ACADEMY PUBLISHERS, 6 KOHTU, TALLINN, ESTONIA, 10130
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENERGY & FUELS
JCRSCIE
165/191Q4
ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM
JCRSCIE
11/22Q2
ENERGY & FUELS
JCISCIE
155/191Q4
ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM
JCISCIE
11/22Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—150
20251.41824
20241.31956
20231.92092
20221.4421991
20210.93416118
20201.31420189
20191.04136272
20180.85427197
2017—24351
2016—26352
2015—28304
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Oil Shale

WoS Q4
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 23.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28